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Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

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

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

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

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

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

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.