Places johncterryc Wants to Go

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

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

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.