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The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.

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

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

Get up close to a life-sized model of a spent-fuel dry cask and learn how Arizona’s largest power plant operates in a desert.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

This Prescott institution is widely considered the oldest bar in Arizona.

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

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

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

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

The final resting place for an internet icon.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.