Places craziereachday Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

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

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

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

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

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

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

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

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

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

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

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

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

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

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

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.