Every city has its own oddball laws. Tucson’s most surprising? Well, let’s just say that messing with a saguaro might get a little prickly. Cutting down a cactus in Tucson can net you a whopping 25 years in prison! Ouch.

Tucson is home to one of the nation’s largest Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festivals. During All Souls Procession Weekend, gatherers, who are often dressed in macabre costumes, simultaneously mourn and celebrate the dead.