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One of America's oldest stadiums was also the site of one of the most brutal anti-labor acts in American history.

Vulture Mine was Arizona’s most productive gold mine, and instrumental to the development of Phoenix.

This massive, ancient canal system was built using only sticks and stones.

Hikers and walkers flock to this historic volcanic butte for its scenic desert views.

Four tons of weapons merge together in a memorial against violence.

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.

The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.

The "Father of Arizona" tried to build a Zoroastrian fire temple on the hill where he's now buried.

Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

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

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

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

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

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