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

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

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

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

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

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

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

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

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

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 small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

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

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.