La Quinta, California
Big Metal Roadrunner
A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.
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Indio, California
Shields Date Garden
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Calipatria, California
Salton Sea Duck Blinds
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
Boulder City, Nevada
Alabam Statue - Hoover Dam Hero
An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.
Boulder City, Nevada
Hoover Dam Geodetic Survey Markers
These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
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Williams, Arizona
Flintstones Bedrock City
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Holbrook, Arizona
The Wigwam Village #6
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Wupatki Spirit Totem
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Wupatki National Monument
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
Winslow, Arizona
Jack Rabbit Trading Post
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Seligman, Arizona
Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Show Low, Arizona
Show Low Card Game Monument
A monument commemorating how a frontier town got its unusual name.
Winslow, Arizona
La Posada Hotel and Gardens
One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.
Flagstaff, Arizona
World’s First Muffler Man
The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.
Oracle, Arizona
Peppersauce Cave
An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.
Sedona, Arizona
Chapel of the Holy Cross
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Clarkdale, Arizona
Arizona Copper Art Museum
The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.
Oracle, Arizona
Biosphere 2
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Camp Verde, Arizona
World's Largest Kokopelli
This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
Payson, Arizona
Dude Fire Memorial Grove
This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.
Marana, Arizona
Pinal Airpark
Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.
Globe, Arizona
Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum
The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.
Globe, Arizona
The 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail
A historic jail preserves etchings from over a century of incarcerated people in a town with a rough and tumble past.
Picacho, Arizona
Battle of Picacho Pass Monument
A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.
