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

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

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

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

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

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

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

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.