Places embeekrais Wants to Go

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

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

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

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

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

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

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

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

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

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

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.