In the process of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the subject of an upcoming biopic. Selena Gomez to star, Linda Ronstadt filled theaters around the world. But her favorite is on a one-way side street in Tucson, Arizona.

The 1927 building features a courtyard covered in vines and string lights and a main stage the size of a “mini opera house.” temple of music and art “It's just magic,” Ronstadt said.Before onset of symptoms progressive supranuclear palsy — A Parkinson's disease-like disorder ended her singing career in 2009 — She could fill an auditorium with her unamplified voice (I've heard her before) (It's hardly surprising to anyone.)blue bayou” or “very long time,” for The army that may have just discovered her. upon “the last of us). She also loves the theater's proscenium, the arch that frames the stage and instantly draws the eye to the scene. “It's like that fireplace,” she says as we speak in her cozy San Francisco living room. I explained, gesturing to the wall near the sofa where I was sitting.

Ronstadt, 77, now lives in the Bay Area, closer to her children, but in the Sonoran Desert border region where she was born and raised. I'm always at home. And despite the changes she sees when she returns every six months, much of the local fun she's accustomed to remains. El Minuto Cafeice-cold shrimp cocktail Hotel Congressfeaturing giant saguaros at every turn and live entertainment of all kinds. fox tucson theaterher father, a businessman with a famous baritone, had performed as a megaphone for Gil Ronstadt and The Star-Spangled Banner.

Ronstadt has been part of Tucson's music scene ever since. her grandfather Arrived from Mexico in 1882, Club Filamonico Tusonense citizen band. And perhaps no place highlights a family's cultural heritage more than the old Tucson Music Hall. Linda Ronstadt Music Hall The naming ceremony took place inside a luxurious mariachi. Jesus “Chuy” GuzmanHe recorded with Ms. Ronstadt on 1987's Canciones de Mi Padre, which remains the best-selling non-English album in U.S. history. This ode to the border classics she listened to from childhood has been remastered and resold There may not be a better soundtrack for exploring her hometown.

Here are her five favorite places to visit in Tucson.

1. Variobread

Her first stop is a relative newcomer, the 15-year-old. artisan bread To owner Don Guerra, 2022 James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery. “I always go there directly from the airport,” Ronstadt said. She used to bake her own bread (the bread in her photo is behind the “”).feel like home” album is one of her works). She loves Guerra's traditional grains (Sonoran white wheat), and she especially orders Cubano with sesame seeds. This is very flavorful and I like it without any frills.

“This is my favorite hotel in the world,” Ronstadt said in 1930. Spanish Colonial Revival Landmark Where does she stay when she's in town? This place is rich in family history. Both herself (she has been attending celebrations here since her childhood) and the history of the owners. Isabella Greenway, Arizona's first congresswoman and Eleanor Roosevelt's bridesmaid, opened the inn's doors four generations ago. Beyond lore, Mr. Ronstadt loves the natural landscape, the Audubon bar & patio with his piano, and the fireplaces and sunlight that illuminate his favorite rooms.

Planted on the site of an ancient Indigenous settlement, this paean to over 4,000 years of local agriculture is Several types of gardens in one — Some were born in the region, while others were imported by immigrants. Native staple plants such as corn, beans, and pumpkins are grown. O'odham, Yoeme and hohokam Citrus trees scent scented Spanish colonial orchards, jujubes decorate Chinese gardens, and leafy greens flourish in fields of the Americas in Africa (among the hundreds of crops on site). (to name a few). Guided tours graciously provide samples of everything that seems ripe, while dedicated tasting sessions and food events are also held. on the calendar. “I love going there to get a bite of something fresh,” Ronstadt said. Tip: Buy oranges made in the garden if he has marmalade in stock.

In the 1950s, her father was a founding member and her mother was one of the original leaders. desert museumLocals call it “just a little roadside attraction,” Ronstadt said. “I'm going to see George L. Mountain Lion.” Adopted mountain lion series To live there. The place has since grown into a famous zoo, botanical garden, aquarium, gallery, and natural history museum, but it still has a refreshingly primitive feel. “You're not looking at a perfect geometry imposed on the desert,” she said of the animal's habitat. “Nature hates perfect geometry.”

Completed in 1797 (restoration is still ongoing). national historic site The Tohono O'odham land is home to Arizona's oldest intact European structure, which is still a working church. “I'm an atheist, but I baptized my children there,” Ronstadt said, citing the magic she felt behind the mission's white walls. Kaleidoscopic interiors – ornate carvings, frescoes, trompe l'oeil – all she lights with candles. ry coodersought Recording in progress He took a break with Emmylou Harris, adjusting a blanket studded with patron saint prayer amulets “to make sure he was comfortable.” Whether she's an atheist or not, she sees something sacred in it.Borrow from her recently re-released Latin choral classics christmas album：Life is full of “''mysterium”