From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

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

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

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

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

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

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

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.