This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

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

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

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

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

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

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