Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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

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

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

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

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

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

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

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

An out of this world experience.

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

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

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

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

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

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

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.