Places mrsphotog Wants to Go

At certain times in the fall and winter, the sunlight makes this natural sandstone arch glow.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

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A remote desert monument marks where a priest and explorer entered what later became Arizona.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

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

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

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

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Giant quails play and greet visitors at a suburban park.

This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.