A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

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

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

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

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

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

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

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

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

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

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

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

A vibrant arts enclave in stunning red rock scenery.

A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.