Places marytreptow Wants to Go

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

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

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

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

What is the Thing?

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

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