Tucson, Arizona

Tucson has long been a land of wide-open spaces, abundant sunshine, and lush deserts—a place whose ethos is tied to its reputation for healing. In fact, Tucson’s lush natural surroundings are where the idea of a “wellness getaway” was invented. There is no better place to feed your spirit and open your mind than in the world’s most biodiverse desert. Today, Tucson remains a destination known for its wellness offerings. You can find it in the hundreds of hiking and biking trails dotting the city’s fringes and along the five mountain ranges that surround Tucson, and in the the otherworldly beauty of Saguaro National Park. You can feel it in the spa treatments administered at some of the country’s most sought-after resort and destination spas, many of which feature soothing indigenous ingredients, and even after a monsoon rain when you inhale the cleansing smell of creosote. You can taste it in Tucson’s unique local ingredients which have provided nourishment for thousands of years—supporting Tucson’s designation as the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the U.S. You can sense it in the dark skies that surround the city, making it one of the premier stargazing destinations in the world and reminding us of our place in this interconnected universe. It’s no wonder why people have flocked to Tucson for decades in search of physical and psychological healing and why many leave feeling revitalized and, in some cases, even reborn.