Southern Arizona
Caving at the Coronado National Memorial
The Coronado Cave at the Coronado National Memorial takes you deep inside a majestic wonderland of limestone formations, which began to take shape some ...Rest Stop Marks Border of Gadsden Purchase
Next time you drive between Phoenix and Tucson, you may want to stop by the Sacaton Rest Area for more than a good stretch ...Creepy Curiosities Found at The Bisbee Mini Museum of the Bizarre
Have you ever seen a two-headed squirrel? A shrunken human head? Perhaps a mold of Bigfoot’s footprint? Those oddities and more can be found ...The Out-of-Place Teepees Near Sacaton
More than 80 years ago, the federal government erected a series of stone teepees on the Gila River Reservation near Sacaton. There was probably ...Joe Boot: An Unsung Desperado from Old Arizona
If Joe Boot had never met Pearl Hart, he might have lived an uneventful life as a miner and businessman. But they did meet, ...Featured Artist: Claudia Torres
Once a month, Arizona Oddities features a Q&A with a talented Arizona artist who is influenced by our state’s people, places and history. This ...Move Over Chicago, Best Franks Found at Jimmy’s Hot Dog Company in Bisbee
BISBEE - The iconic Chicago hot dog: an all-beef frank topped with tomato, pickles, relish, onions, sport peppers, mustard and celery salt, all encased ...Relive 1930s Mobster Scene During Dillinger Days in Tucson
TUCSON -- Dillinger Days are held in this city on the third Saturday of each January, giving the locals and visitors a chance to ...Pyramid on Poston Butte Honors Old Arizona Freethinker
FLORENCE -- A pyramid of mortared cobblestones sits atop Poston's Butte just south of Florence. It was built in memory of Charles Poston, a ...Discrete Monument Honors Mormon Battalion Near Casa Grande
Regarding monuments Will Rogers used to say: "You don't need much monument if the cause is good. It's only the monument that's for no ...
Why Does Downtown Phoenix Seem to Have Two Downtowns?
The Tucson Artifacts are the Southwest’s Greatest Hoax