My fiancee and I visited this place several years ago. We had never heard about it (we aren't even from Arizona), but decided to pull off of I17 and check it out after seeing a roadside sign for it on our drive back to Phoenix from Sedona. For whatever reason - maybe a combination of the strange architecture and there not being a lot of other people around at that time - the place had a real eerie vibe. As we approached some visitor center type place, something else freaked us out, maybe bells ringing; we then got convinced we were stumbling across some type of cult and so we literally ran back to our car and drove away!
Later that evening back in Phoenix we met friends of ours for dinner. We told them about our escapade and they laughed, mentioning they had visited Arcosanti, and knew all about the place. Six months later we received a package from them - one of the Arcosanti bells as a wedding gift. We still have it hanging outside on our porch.
Later that evening back in Phoenix we met friends of ours for dinner. We told them about our escapade and they laughed, mentioning they had visited Arcosanti, and knew all about the place. Six months later we received a package from them - one of the Arcosanti bells as a wedding gift. We still have it hanging outside on our porch.