Places JoeBenSimo Wants to Go

Outsider Art Community.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

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

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

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

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

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

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

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

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

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

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

What better place to take a seat?