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

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.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

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

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

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

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

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

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

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

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

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

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

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

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.