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

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

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

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

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

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

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

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

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

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

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

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

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

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

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

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.