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SUNSET celebrates your love of Western living. Discover new weekend and day trip destinations, inspiring homes and gardens, and fast and fresh recipes that highlight the West's great local ingredients.

A Wealth of Wellness

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Desert Delights • Amangiri combines stunning architecture and cutting-edge treatments in the ultimate high desert Utah retreat, and a winter visit is the ultimate luxe health hack.

Palm Springs Perfection

Avian Excellence • The meditative act of birdwatching reduces stress and increases cardiovascular health. Here’s how to gear up for spring.

California Classic • This house could have been built in 1954 or 2024. It channels the functional liveable minimalism of the Case Study program and is a case study in creativity and friendship.

New Beginnings • When you leave a home after 30 years to start again with a new design vernacular, it’s not downsizing—it’s uplifting. Just ask veteran decorators to the stars Hilde and Reza Leiaghat.

BEHIND THE GOLDEN DOOR • Tucked away in the foothills north of San Diego, one of the country’s premier spas is cultivating a healthy food-focused wellness program and a kitchen garden that showcases the very best in Californian produce. Now, its lucky neighbors get to share the bounty.

YOUR WINTER GARDEN CHECKLIST • Savvy gardeners know winter is a slower, less showy, but critical season for setting up your landscape for success in spring.

Positively Permaculture • A new form of wellness involving community, creativity, and a commitment to growth in both people and plants has sprouted in Malibu, California.

Pansies That Pack a Punch • Flower grower and author Brenna Estrada shares five petal pairings to kickstart spring planting.

DRINK the ISSUE • The Sunset Wine Club features the best bottles in the West, perfectly paired with recipes in the magazine.

A Simmering Superfood • Recipes from pioneering Rancho Gordo’s new cookbook prove that heirloom beans are one of the West’s healthiest and most delicious culinary treasures.

WILD AT HEART • The bison-focused restaurant RGE RD in Alberta is a model of sustainable, hearty cooking that expresses the terroir of the region.

STAR POWER • A little bit French, a lot L.A., Bar Etoile in L.A.’s emerging Melrose Hill arts district is setting the bar high for a new model of wine bars in the West.

Melrose Hill Rising • This stretch of Western Avenue is home to a new spate of restaurants, shops, and galleries, poised to become L.A.’s next hot neighborhood.

Wellness in the West • From Indigenous heat treatments to retro restorative spas to the low-cost, high-impact way of staying fit on the road, here’s how to feel good on the go.

Luxe Longevity • Programs that help you hack aging are trending in luxury travel. Here’s where it’s happening throughout the West.

Heat Seekers • Experiencing the healing power of Indigenous traditions harnessing steam and high temperatures.

Hot Springs Eternal • A historic hot spring resort has been restored and upgraded to offer visitors a soothing escape.

This Is the Best Sport to Explore a New City (and It’s Free) • A capsule guide to running when you’re on the road.

Insider • Seasonal diversions and secret travel tips from local experts.

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The Age of Adventure • How to tap the natural power of the great outdoors to improve cognitive function, age powerfully, and live longer.