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The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

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

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

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

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

An urban laboratory.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

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

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

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