Places ashree106 Wants to Go

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

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

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

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

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

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

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

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

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Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.

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

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.