WHERE IS THIS?

where is this? An Open Door

BY KERIDWEN CORNELIUS PHOTOGRAPH BY TOM BEAN Looking at this toast-dry scene, the last thing you'd think of is scuba. Yet it was here that the National Park Service first used diving masks and oxygen tanks — ironic, given that the structure was built by people whose name means “without water.” You're looking at a dwelling above a sinkhole where millions of gallons of water rush daily from... well, nobody knows. One thing's for sure: Though this oasis sustained generations of natives, one person who never drank here was the revengeful emperor for whom it's named.

July 2009 Answer: The Dairy Queen in Willcox. Congratulations to our winner, Barbara Fields of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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