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Oatman, Arizona
Oatman
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Chandler, Oklahoma
Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum
Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.
Goffs, California
Goffs Schoolhouse Museum
Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.
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Grants, New Mexico
Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano
A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.
Monrovia, California
The Aztec Hotel
This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Petroglyph National Monument
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Leasburg, Missouri
Canoehenge
Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.
Kingman, Arizona
'Giganticus Headicus'
A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.
San Bernardino, California
Wigwam Village #7
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Sappington, Missouri
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.
Newberry Springs, California
Bagdad Cafe
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Holbrook, Arizona
The Plotz Plot
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Carthage, Missouri
Red Oak II
When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.
deserts
The Elite Sake Brewer on Route 66
In the Arizona desert, Atsuo Sakurai found the freedom to make something great.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Outsiders House Museum
Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.
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Along the Remains of Route 66, Road Trip Trash Has Become Treasure
Welcome to the “throw zone.”
San Bernardino, California
Mitla Cafe
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
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