Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The Sonoran Desert covers approximately 100,000 square miles of the American Southwest, as well as a portion of northern Mexico. This unique ecological area is the hottest desert on the continent of North America, and is home to many well-loved and easily-recognizable species of plants and animals. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, located in Tucson, Arizona, […]
Governor Hunt’s Pyramid Tomb
When most people think of pyramids, they envision the giant structures found in Egypt or Central America. However, you may be surprised to learn that you don’t need to visit these exotic locations to view such a structure—you simply need to visit Papago Park in Phoenix, AZ, where the pyramid tomb of Arizona governor George […]
Arcosanti
Arizona is not only home to numerous natural wonders, it also contains some of the nation’s most unique scientific and urban experiments. One such experiment is embodied by Arcosanti, a self-proclaimed “urban laboratory” located in Mayer, AZ. This unique—and thus far unfinished—utopia was originally designed as a fusion of architecture and ecology, aiming to house […]
Lumberjack Muffler Man
Flagstaff, Arizona is home to two large fiberglass statues known as the Muffler Men, although the exact location of their residence has varied over the decades. Today the Muffler Men are associated with Northern Arizona University sports and the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. Feel free to read on if you would like to learn a […]
Casa Grande Ruins
If your travels happen to take you through – or even near – Coolidge, Arizona, you may have the opportunity to stop by the Casa Grande Ruins. This is a national monument that is believed to have been built over seven hundred years ago, and it has enjoyed protection from the United States government since […]
Titan Missile Museum
If you find yourself passing through Green Valley, Arizona and get the itch to check out some Cold War history, the Titan Missile Museum is the place to stop. The Titan II installations may have played a devastating role in an active Cold War; fortunately, their missiles were never fired. Now you can take a […]
Bird Cage Theatre Museum
Every now and then you stumble across a perfectly preserved piece of history, and that’s exactly what the Bird Cage Theatre Museum is. It offers a multitude of interesting exhibits as well as the bird cages that gave the building its name. Keep reading for your own tour of the Bird Cage Theatre Museum in […]
Come Re-Live the Triassic With The Dinosaurs of Holbrook
Like they did in most of North America, dinosaurs once roamed the deserts of Arizona. Of course, a lot of things have happened since then,like gold mining, the Wild West, and Route 66, which are all things that Arizona towns are better known for than dinosaurs. It took about 225 million years, but the Northern […]
Yuma Territorial Prison: A Prison So Secure, Not Even the Dead Can Escape!
The arid city of Yuma is known for several things: it supplies the vast majority of America’s winter lettuce, it hosts the endlessly entertaining annual Yuma Lettuce Festival, and is also the location of a terrifying and haunted old west prison. (I’ll now give you a second to come to terms with the facts contained […]
The Frog in Congress: No, It’s Not an Obscure Disney Movie
Congress is best known as a group of people in Washington, D.C. who don’t get along and get very little done. However, there’s also a city in Arizona named Congress, one with a peculiar roadside attraction that was created by the forces of geology but thrust into the spotlight by a woman with a bucket […]
