This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

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

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

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

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

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

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

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

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

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.