Nestled in the Verde Valley just 100 miles north of Phoenix, Cottonwood has transformed from a sleepy agricultural community into what might be Arizona’s most delightful small-town renaissance story.

Tucked into the Verde Valley between Sedona’s red rock magnificence and Jerome’s quirky ghost town vibes, Cottonwood operates at a refreshingly human pace—the kind where people still make eye contact ...

Twenty years of crisscrossing every crevice of Indiana. More than 400 towns and cities. Roughly 4 million photos capturing ...