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The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

Outsider Art Community.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The last such cabin in Arizona is a rare remnant of a bygone era of medical treatment.

A fantastic resource for information on both Route 66 and the local area.

Grown from a seed that went to the moon!

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

A maze-like landscape of globular rocks surrounding two Arizona lakes.

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

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

Enormous photography collection housed in a study center co-founded by Ansel Adams.

A camera with an ongoing exposure time of 1,000 years.

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

Dozens of elaborate works of automotive art have been preserved at this Arizona museum.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

A historic jail preserves etchings from over a century of incarcerated people in a town with a rough and tumble past.

The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

An early 20th-century jail not far from the infamous Tombstone, Arizona.

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

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.