Places esftripod Wants to Go

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

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

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

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

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

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

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

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

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

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

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

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

What is the Thing?

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

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

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.