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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.

The Winning Ticket

Sunset

Aperitivo Hour • Whisk away to an Italian seaside town—minus the jet lag—at these Bay Area bars.

Peter Dunham • The English-born interior designer and textile artist shares his favorite indoor-outdoor indulgences.

1 Hotel Hanalei Bay

Altadena Attitude • Funneling grand ideas into compact footprints is a longstanding tradition in this storied LA neighborhood. Architect Mike Yang’s own multi-gen compound is filled with inspiration for rebuilding with community in mind.

New Addition • It’s time to challenge old ideas about standard garage renos and stretch the boundaries of how an ADU functions.

The Iconic Allure of San Ysidro Ranch

MOUNTAIN HIGH • A new-build home in Martis Camp, a private Lake Tahoe community near Truckee, California, softens the grand scale of a contemporary ski house with plenty of old-fashioned charm.

CENTRAL COAST California

YOUR AUTUMN GARDEN CHECKLIST • Think beyond leaf piles and cleanup. This season’s checklist is all about planting with purpose, harvesting with heart, and setting the garden up to thrive—long after autumn fades.

Drought-Defiant Design • Lessons from a California icon for creating gardens that thrive in a changing climate.

Drink Your Garden • Seasonal tips & sips from a Washington cocktail farm.

Dinner at Tiffany’s • Chef Sheldon Simeon’s reimagining of a favorite local restaurant brings top chef flair to a community gathering place.

MAUI LOCAL AND CHEF

2025 The Sunset Travel Awards • From the coast to the mountains to the desert and beyond, the West is where travelers can live life to the fullest. Here are the most transporting experiences in this beautiful place we call home.

WHERE TO Stay

Best in Hawaii

Best in Mexico

WHERE TO Go

WHERE TO Eat & Drink

WHAT TO Do

HOW TO Get There Cruises

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

Unbox the West

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

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

HAWAII

Garden. Home. Recipes. Travel.

Regrowth and Recovery in Lahaina • An environmental steward is replanting trees and instilling hope in West Maui.