Places aeubanks Wants to Go

A town pays homage to its namesake.

After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

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

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

What is the Thing?

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.