On the long drive to a weekend place, the same grocery, restaurant or gas station is a comforting pull-off that says, ?We?re almost there.?

Gold Canyon, Ariz., is a peaceful getaway in the shadow of Superstition Mountain.

Various options are out there that let regular folks have a piece of the vacation-home pie. And piece is the key word.

?The only way to get here is by boat, and once you?ve arrived, transportation is by golf cart.?

Luxury residences adjacent to a desert resort in southern Utah, and a beachfront residential development in Belize.