One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

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

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

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

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

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

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

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

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

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

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

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

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

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.