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

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.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

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

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

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

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

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.