Places cmcsteph Wants to Go

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.

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

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.

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

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

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

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

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

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

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

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.