Places keri125 Wants to Go

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

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

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

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

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Nothing to see here.

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

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

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

Steel rings embedded in rock enable hikers to ascend a picturesque slot canyon in the Mojave Preserve.

Abandoned mine site with interesting artifacts to explore, including a 4-stamp mill.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

The only perennial creek in the Mojave Preserve is also the site of an 1860s fort.

A monument commemorating how a frontier town got its unusual name.

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

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

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

The world’s first museum dedicated solely to electric vehicles.

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