Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

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

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.