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

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

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

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

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

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

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

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

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

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

An urban laboratory.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

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

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

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