Odd Observations
Pancho Villa Leaves a Mark in Douglas?
DOUGLAS – The lobby of the Gadsden looks like it was transported from somewhere in Europe. It features an elegant white marble staircase, four ...Protecting the Protector of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
COOLIDGE – The center of attraction at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a four-story caliche and adobe structure that was built around ...Some Random Odd Stuff About Arizona
Arizona is filled with peculiarities, weird stuff, unusual things, oddities, curiosities and that doesn't even include a state legislature that passed a law naming ...Santa Claus, Ariz. is Up for Sale
Ever wanted to own a ghost town? Now you can! Santa Claus – a modern Arizona ghost town – is up for sale. Santa ...Stay in a Tepee in Holbrook
HOLBROOK -- The Wigwam Motel is where memories are born and people from all over the world still carry them around. The motel has ...Leo, the Lost Lion near Tonto Creek
Charles Lindbergh once inadvertently caused a lion roundup in Arizona's Mazatzal Mountains. In the summer of 1927, MGM Studios hired a stunt pilot to ...A Beer Between the Forked Tree in Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF -- The Museum Club was beset with a diminishing history for years after it opened in 1931. It was first billed as "the ...A Graveyard for Winged Warriors in Tucson
TUCSON -- Where to old airplanes go to die? The Boneyard. Officially known as the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, the Boneyard is a ...Doubled Up Names in Southern Arizona
When translated from Spanish to English and back, two Arizona entities are duplicationally challenged. Picacho Peak, located in southern Pinal County, is one of ...Get a Whiff of This Old Arizona Party Spot
PINAL MOUNTAINS -- Despite its name, Limburger Rock was, for many years, a popular gathering place in the Pinal Mountains. It received the aromatic ...
