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All the United States Arizona Picacho

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Picacho

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Picacho, Arizona

Updated December 23, 2019

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Ostrich feeding.

Picacho, Arizona

Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.
Battle of Picacho Pass monument.

Picacho, Arizona

Battle of Picacho Pass Monument

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.
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One of the crosses viewed from a Google satellite.

Casa Grande, Arizona

Corona ‘Satellite Calibration Targets’

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)
15 miles from Picacho

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Pinal Airpark

Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.
17 miles from Picacho
Permanently Closed

Casa Grande, Arizona

The Domes

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.
17 miles from Picacho
Tom Mix Monument.

Florence, Arizona

Tom Mix Monument

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.
18 miles from Picacho
Horse Shoe Motel sign, 1953, with replica Paul the Waver.

Casa Grande, Arizona

Casa Grande Neon Sign Park

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.
18 miles from Picacho
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