Picacho Peak, Arizona: Modern Ruins: Furrer's Museum and Restaurant (Gone)
World War I museum and machine gun firing range out in the desert featured a dome in shape of a World War I helmet. Owner John "Poppy" Furrer hated the Nazis.
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On the east side of I-10 near the odd rock formation known as Picacho Peak lie what seems to be the ruins of an abandoned "house of the future." A precursor to Arcosanti? Composed mostly of cinder block, rebar, and concrete, much of the of structures were constructed below ground level. Of highest interest was the domed circular building which was visible from the interstate. The easiest way to find this ruin was spotting what appeared to be an old army transport truck, not unusual in itself, except that it was mounted on a 50-foot high pole! Last visited in 1986.
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Modern Ruins: Furrer's Museum and Restaurant
- Hours:
- Gone in the early 1980s.
- Status:
- Gone
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