A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

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

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland which were used to align spy satellites.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

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

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

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

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.