The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Arizona
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated April 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 194 roadside attractions in Arizona.
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1. Toby the Red Griffin
Tucson, AZ
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2. Cliff Dwellings Trail
Flagstaff, AZ
E-Z access ancient ruins. Steep, paved trail leads into the canyon for close-up views (bring water).
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3. Navajo Code Talker Statue
Phoenix, AZ
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4. Arizona K-9 Memorial
Phoenix, AZ
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5. Poki, the World's Largest Desert Tortoise
Bullhead City, AZ
Weighs two tons. Named "Poki" by the wealthy local man who had it built for his own amusement. Move to a public spot in town in January 2014.
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6. Rawhide Wild West Town
Chandler, AZ
Fake western town bought by an Indian tribe and moved from its previous fake location. Rough Rider stunt show, Widowmaker Mechanical Bull, steakhouse. 2017: No longer offers public hours.
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7. USS Arizona Anchor, Mast, Gun Barrel
Phoenix, AZ
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8. Titan Missile Museum
Green Valley, AZ
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9. Two Guns: Route 66 Attractions In Ruins
Two Guns, AZ
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10. The Jail Tree
Wickenburg, AZ
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11. 9-11 Remembrance Garden
Winslow, AZ
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12. Wild Bill: 2.9-Million-Year-Old Alligator
Holbrook, AZ
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13. Desert View Watchtower
Grand Canyon Village, AZ
On a clear day you can see 100 miles from its top, which looks out over the Grand Canyon. Far less crowded than other South Rim spots because it's far out of the way. It looks like an 800-year-old ruin, but it was designed by architect Mary Colter in 1932.
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14. Horse Junk Sculpture
Fountain Hills, AZ
Sculpture made of kitchen utensils and appliances, a washing machine, door bell, car fender, and other debris.
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15. Frog Rock
Congress, AZ
Natural outcropping, painted to look like a you-know-what.
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16. Pine Breeze Inn: Easy Rider Campground
Bellemont, AZ
Route 66 gas station, sparsely restored, where the protagonist bikers in Easy Rider were denied lodging because they were hippies. In the adjacent campground, a neon "No Vacancy" sign hangs in tribute.
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17. Montezuma Castle Indian Ruins
Camp Verde, AZ
Classic, dramatic ancient ruin and a popular photo-op, because it's only a few minutes off the interstate.
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18. Hardware Store Totem Pole
Flagstaff, AZ
A damaged tree in front of a hardware store has been carved into totem pole of sorts, with an American Bald Eagle on top.
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19. World's Largest Petrified Tree
Holbrook, AZ
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20. Japanese Internment Camp Monument
Poston, AZ
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21. Corona Satellite Calibration Target
Casa Grande, AZ
Stand in the center of a desert bulls-eye and pretend to be photographed by a 1960s space spy camera.
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22. Neon Sign Park
Casa Grande, AZ
14 neon and vintage signs from Casa Grande, most from the 1940s and '50s. The signs were restored with real neon -- not LEDs -- and turned on April 13, 2019.
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23. Grave of the Radio Evangelist
Hereford, AZ
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24. Rattlesnake Bridge
Tucson, AZ
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25. Big Ed: Muffler Man
Tucson, AZ
Fiberglass cowboy held a pick-ax as Stamper Miner in Rapid City, SD; moved to Tuscon and refurbished in 2015. Now he holds various oversize items.
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