
PlacePhoenix
Tovrea Castle
A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.
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Strange places, unforgettable stories, and road-trip ideas from licensed Atlas Obscura picks, all gathered into one bilingual guide.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Situated 90 feet off the valley floor is one of the first monuments protected by the Antiquities Act.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.