Old Mesilla

Once apart of a "No Man's Land" between Mexico and the United States, Old Mesilla is now a part of New Mexico. After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States claimed territory previously apart of Mexico. Both countries agreed ...

White Sands National Monument

Sand dunes for miles, the hot sun beating down without a cloud in sight, the glistening white sands of New Mexico.

Nestled between the San Andres Mountains to the east and the Sacramento Mountains to the west, here, great wave-like ...

Pinnacle Peak

Standing above the ground at 3, 170 feet, Pinnacle Peak dominates the Sonoran Desert landscape. Largely composed of granite that was formed more than 1.4 billion years ago, the rock was exposed after years of erosion and uplifting. Minerals that ...

J. Paul Getty Museum

"In my opinion, an individual without any love of the arts cannot be considered completely civilized." --J. Paul Getty, 1965.

As a young child visiting museums in Europe, J. Paul Getty was impressed with the artwork that he was seeing and ...

Dealey Plaza

Who really killed JFK?

Though the assassin's identity is hotly debated, everyone can agree that President Kennedy was shot in downtown Dallas' Dealey Plaza. Other than that, not much is known about the history of the plaza, sometimes considered the ...

Chase Field

Take me out to the ball game.. The song is synonymous with America's pastime and rings out every season in every city including Phoenix, AZ. Chase Field is the current home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, but baseball has been present ...

Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant

Power on! With three pressurized reactors, Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear energy facility in the United States. U.S. power plants have no more than three reactors, although some foreign plants have more than four. Located 50 ...

Titan Missile Museum

Blast off!

During the Cold War, a 33-acre complex lay 25 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, deep beneath the surface of the Sonoran Desert.

By the 1950s, both the U.S. and the Soviet Union realized the limitation of utilizing long-range ...

San Xavier del Bac

Nine mile south of Tucson, Arizona, the Mission of San Xavier del Bac stands as a symbol of the blending of Native American and European cultures.

Construction of the church began in the late 17th Century, by Jesuit Father Eusebio ...

Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary

This 100-acre ecological sanctuary includes the northernmost naturally occurring stand of bald cypress trees in America. A nature trail features an elevated boardwalk. The Nature Center houses live animals and exhibits. Classes, demonstrations, field trips and special programs are offered ...