The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

Concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland which were used to align spy satellites.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

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

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

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

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.