Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

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

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

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

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

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

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

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

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

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

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