Certain types of travelers (and you know who you are) prefer attractions with a quirky, offbeat or even seedy quality to them. Well, friends, good news: Arizona is filled with enough oddball destinations and sundry dives to keep you busy for years.
Burros put on show
in Oatman
On hot mornings, when visitors are sparse, the 4-legged creatures almost outnumber the 2-legged ones. Tourist authorities and locals says the burros are partly responsible for the town's popularity.
Tepee time
Quirky motel offers chance to sleep in a 'wigwam'.
Oatman retains Old West feel
Wild burros, a holdover from Oatman's mining past, still wander through the streets as reminders of the town's onetime livelihood.
Home away from home ... in a trailer
A sleek lineup of vintage aluminum travel trailers is available for overnight or weekly rental in Bisbee.
Kitsch, cool, crude
From monumental to laughable, road art lines Arizona highways.
Jurassic Park it ain't
Flintstones, Rubbles, dinos co-exist at not-quite-rip-roaring Bedrock City.
Castle in the air
The story of Tovrea Castle, the birthday-cake dwelling set in a field of cactuses, is an Arizona classic: a tale of grand designs, fleeting passions and quirkiness.
More than a bridge
In 1968, a Lake Havasu man bought the London Bridge for $2.46 million and transported it home to the desert. We swear.
Heart of Rocks Trail
Little-known trail will give you a good workout and a good laugh.
Dinosaurs of Holbrook
Cement casts of Holbrook's first inhabitants loom over the barren landscape.
Tom Mix Memorial
A mound of rocks topped with a metal horse marks the spot where the cowboy/actor died in 1940.
The Thing
At this odd attraction, well, let's just say you get what you pay for.
Frog makes a splash in Congress, AZ
The town of Congress still maintains a 60-ton rock amphibian, painted by homesteaders in 1928.
'Hi Jolly'
Quartzsite's most famous citizen, 'Hi Jolly,' is surrounded by an air of mystery.
Meteor Crater: A 'hole' lot of fun
Meteor crater is the best preserved impact site on earth.
What's in a name?
Arizona towns famous for quirky names.
Arizona's state dinosaur
Most states have an official flower or bird. But quirky Arizona wants an official state dinosaur, too. Go figure. In 1998, the Legislature kept Arizonans entertained by spending a fair bit of time trying - and failing - to decide on an official state dinosaur. Yep, our tax dollars at work.
'Official stuff'
Arizona is sometimes referred to as the Valentine State. Learn more about this curious fact and other useless trivia you're dying to know.
What's in a name
Ever wonder why the Arizona town of Why is named why? Here's your chance to, well, learn why - along with the naming history behind such towns as Happy Jack, Tombstone, Arsenic Tubs, Two Guns, Friendly Corner and Surprise.
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