111 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Arizona - Atlas Obscura

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Marble Canyon, Arizona

The Wave

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

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Antelope Canyon

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

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Horseshoe Bend

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

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Havasupai Falls

This secluded aqua blue waterfall near the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's best-kept secret.

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Phoenix, Arizona

'Fireflies' The Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room

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

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Casa Grande, Arizona

The Domes

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

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Winslow, Arizona

Meteor Crater

This 4,000-ft. in diameter hole claims to be "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

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Williams, Arizona

Flintstones Bedrock City

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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Funeral Potatoes

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Funeral Potatoes

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

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Blue Corn Mush

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Blue Corn Mush

Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.

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Chocolate Daisy

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Chocolate Daisy

This wildflower releases a cocoa fragrance each morning.

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Sonoran Hot Dog

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Sonoran Hot Dog

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.

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