The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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

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.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

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

An urban laboratory.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

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

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

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

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

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

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

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.