Places arod8205 Wants to Go

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

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

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

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

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

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

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

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

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

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

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

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

An urban laboratory.