These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

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

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

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

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

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

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

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

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

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

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