Places CuriousMichele Wants to Go

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

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

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.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

This fireplace-turned-monument pays tribute to the assassinated U.S. president.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

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

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

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

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

The site of a popular piano lounge owned by a former world champion boxer is now a place to rent a truck.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

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