Red rocks and dazzling stars make Sedona more than a metaphysical mecca.

It sounds materialistic for a spiritual hot spot, but when Sedona’s road rehab wraps up in a few weeks, it will be easier to get around. That means more time to behold its otherworldly beauty.

In Arizona’s high desert, Sedona enchants with massive red rock formations, some a mile high. Hematite, the mineral form of iron oxide, accounts for the red in the rocks’ sedimentary layers built up over 80 million years. The New Age mecca has age-old roots, having inspired mystics and artists for centuries.