A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.