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

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

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

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

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

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

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

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

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

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

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

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

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

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

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

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

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

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

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

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