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Elkhorn Arch

Afton, Wyoming

World's Largest Elkhorn Arch

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.

Anaconda Smoke Stack

Anaconda, Montana

Anaconda Smelter Stack

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

Rogue Creamery

Central Point, Oregon

Rogue Creamery

Founded in 1933, this creamery has produced world-class cheeses and was the first American creamery to win a world champion title at the World Cheese Awards.

Champion Lodgepole Pines with a human for scale.

Angelus Oaks, California

Champion Lodgepole Pine

Meet California's largest recorded lodgepole pine: an 11-story-tall, 440-year-old living relic that has survived centuries of disaster to rank among the world's greatest forest giants.

Devils Punchbowl

Otter Rock, Oregon

Devils Punchbowl

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

Fort Worden Artillery Battery

Port Townsend, Washington

Fort Worden Artillery Battery

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Carousel at Glen Echo Park

Glen Echo, Maryland

Glen Echo Park Carousel

A merry-go-round that became a rallying point for the early Civil Rights Movement.

Top of the Rings Loop Trail, above Banshee Canyon.

Essex, California

Rings Loop Trail

Steel rings embedded in rock enable hikers to ascend a picturesque slot canyon in the Mojave Preserve.

A display of historical radio technology.

Huntington, West Virginia

Museum of Radio & Technology

Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism
The game selection includes classics like Ms. Pac Man, Galaga, and Q*Bert, as well as newer games llike Pac Man Battle Royale.

Pasadena, California

Neon Retro Arcade

A ticket to this nostalgia-soaked arcade comes with free play on more than 40 classic games.

Hope Cathedral

Fredrikstad, Norway

Hope Cathedral

A floating interfaith chapel made from ocean plastic.

A recreation of an earthwork structure built by colonists on Roanoke Island.

Manteo, North Carolina

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.

Sponsored By Visit North Carolina
The Big Texan Steak Ranch first opened its doors in on Route 66 in 1962.

Amarillo, Texas

Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.

Rainbow Rock Shop Dinosaurs

Holbrook, Arizona

Rainbow Rock Shop Dinosaurs

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

Museum welcome sign

Neah Bay, Washington

Makah Cultural & Research Center Museum

A museum displaying an impressive collection of pre-contact Makah artifacts.

Closeup view from pathway.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Camel Rock

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Taos Pueblo

Taos, New Mexico

Taos Pueblo

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Three concrete slabs with small, destroyed remains of headstones sit behind a V-shaped tree opening.

Taos, New Mexico

The Three Brujas

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

The Pointer

Corona, New Mexico

'Cowboy Ruckus'

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

The living history museum El Rancho de Las Golondrinas.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

This is the third giant Spitz Clock since 1881.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Spitz Clock

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

De Vargas Street House

Santa Fe, New Mexico

De Vargas Street House

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Welcome to Hershey’s Chocolate World!

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey’s Chocolate World and Hershey Trolley Works

This mobile theater show highlights the story of Hershey through fun facts, unique stories, and plenty of candy samples.

Oyster Wars Cannon visible through the window as part of the Oyster Industry display.

Annapolis, Maryland

Oyster Wars Cannon

Remnant of a largely forgotten struggle over resource scarcity.

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