The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

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

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

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

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

What is the Thing?

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

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

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.