Places cattbertt Wants to Go

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

An out of this world experience.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

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

Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

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

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

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

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

At 11,500 feet in elevation, there is no toilet in the state closer to the sky than this one.