Places Scott Klinger Wants to Go

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

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

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

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

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

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

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

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