A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

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

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

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

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

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

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

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

What is the Thing?

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

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

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

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