Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

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

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

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

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

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

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

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

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

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.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

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 natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.