Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

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

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

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

An urban laboratory.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

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

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

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

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

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

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

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

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

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

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.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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