Places j3taylor Wants to Go

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

In 1975, a forestry worker in Arizona claimed to have been abducted by a UFO.

A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

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

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

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

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

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

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

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

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

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

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

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

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

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.