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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Rimrock

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Rimrock, Arizona

Updated November 14, 2023

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V Bar V Heritage Site

Rimrock, Arizona

Crane Heritage Site

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

Rimrock, Arizona

Montezuma Well

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water
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Montezuma Castle National Monument

Yavapai County, Arizona

Montezuma Castle

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
3 miles from Rimrock
View of pottery exhibits inside the museum.

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Verde Valley Archaeology Center

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.
6 miles from Rimrock

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Verde Valley Ancestral Garden

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.
7 miles from Rimrock
The World’s Largest Kokopelli in Camp Verde, Arizona

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World's Largest Kokopelli

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
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Montezuma Well.

What’s Beneath the Bubbling Sand at the Bottom of the Montezuma Well?

A dive to the bottom of this ancient sinkhole reveals bubbling sand, thick like Silly Putty. Is there another pond beneath it?
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June 3, 2025

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