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

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

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

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

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

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

The stone circle honors the 19 firemen who perished during the Yarnell Hill Fire.

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

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

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.