Scottsdale

Consistently voted the best city to retire in America, Scottsdale is one of the cleanest, safest, and healthiest places to live in the country. Its population of just over 250,000 live in impeccably maintained neighborhoods dotted with high-end shopping centers, incredible restaurants, luxury resorts and world-class golf courses, including TPC Scottsdale, home of the Phoenix Open.

The city has over 125 art galleries, multiple museums, a butterfly conservatory, a fantastic aquarium, and the highest number of luxury spas in the country. Scottsdale’s parks, greenbelts, canal trail, and bike paths connect the city’s outdoor playgrounds, and hiking enthusiasts will enjoy hiking around the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Inspiration Point and Pinnacle Peak.

Scottsdale is such an appealing location that Frank Lloyd Wright built Taliesin West, his winter home here. You can take a tour of the house and grounds, or even a class and be inspired.