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A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

An urban laboratory.

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

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

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

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

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

What is the Thing?

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

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

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

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

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

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

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

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

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

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

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.