Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

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

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

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

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

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

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

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

Outsider Art Community.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

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

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.