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

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

The former home of the army detachment that captured Geronimo.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

An out of this world experience.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.