Places JeanBean Wants to Go

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

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

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

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

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

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

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

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

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

The world's longest known cave system.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.