A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

An urban laboratory.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Outsider Art Community.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.