An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

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.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

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

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

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

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

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

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.