Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

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

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

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

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

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Yo, Adrian!

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

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

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

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

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

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

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

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.