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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Picacho, Arizona

Updated December 23, 2019

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Ostrich feeding.

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Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

Battle of Picacho Pass monument.

Picacho, Arizona

Battle of Picacho Pass Monument

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

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Corona ‘Satellite Calibration Targets’

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

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Pinal Airpark

Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.

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Tom Mix Monument.

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Tom Mix Monument

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

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Horse Shoe Motel sign, 1953, with replica Paul the Waver.

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Casa Grande Neon Sign Park

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

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SS Blinky Jr.

Over 100 miles from the ocean, this ship-shaped building was built in honor of the owner's sailor son.

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