Calipatria, California
Calipatria Flagpole
Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
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Calipatria, California
Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
Ehrenberg, Arizona
The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.
Quartzsite, Arizona
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
Quartzsite, Arizona
This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.
Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Bisbee, Arizona
A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Tombstone, Arizona
The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.
Tombstone, Arizona
The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Tombstone, Arizona
A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.
Tombstone, Arizona
The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.
Amado, Arizona
This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Tucson, Arizona
During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.
Tucson, Arizona
Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.
Tucson, Arizona
This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.
Tucson, Arizona
An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Tucson, Arizona
A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.