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Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

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.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

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.

A fantastic resource for information on both Route 66 and the local area.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.