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

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

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

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

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

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

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

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

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

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

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

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.