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Belly of the Dragon

Orderville, Utah

Belly of the Dragon

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

The "Wall Street" section of Zion Narrows in Zion National Park

Springdale, Utah

The Narrows

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Aerial photo of the volcano.

Flagstaff, Arizona

SP Crater

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Wupatki Spirit Totem

Flagstaff, Arizona

Wupatki Spirit Totem

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

International

Jerome, Arizona

Gold King Mine Ghost Town

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Jerome's Sliding Jail

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome's Sliding Jail

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Munising, Michigan

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

Shrine of the Ages

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Shrine of the Ages

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

Wigwam Village #6 is one of seven original Wigwam Village Motels.

Holbrook, Arizona

The Wigwam Village #6

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Rainbow Rock Shop Dinosaurs

Holbrook, Arizona

Rainbow Rock Shop Dinosaurs

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

Bucket of Blood Street

Holbrook, Arizona

Bucket of Blood Street

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

Front of El Rancho.

Gallup, New Mexico

Historic El Rancho Hotel

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

An abandoned café in Glenrio.

San Jon, New Mexico

Glenrio Ghost Town

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Britten's leaning tower in Groom

Groom, Texas

The Leaning Tower of Texas

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

VW Slug Bug Ranch
Permanently Closed

Amarillo, Texas

VW Slug Bug Ranch

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Compton Hill Water Tower.

St. Louis, Missouri

Compton Hill Water Tower

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

Jacques the World’s Largest Bobblehead

Bellville, Ohio

Jacques the World’s Largest Bobblehead

This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.

Francis Gary Powers Memorial

Pound, Virginia

Francis Gary Powers Memorial

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

Hole 7.

Sharon, Pennsylvania

Buhl Park Golf Course

A nine-hole golf course in Pennsylvania hasn't charged a greens fee since its founding in 1914.

There are walkways over the marshes and wetlands.

Guys Mills, Pennsylvania

Tsuga Trail

Nature adventures await along this 1.2-mile scenic trail in a national wildlife refuge.

An aerial view of Serpent Mound in the fall.

Peebles, Ohio

The Great Serpent Mound

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The Youghiogheny River, which runs through Ohiopyle State Park, can be seen from several hiking spots.

Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

Ohiopyle State Park

Chase waterfalls, hiking trails and more.

William McKinley Memorial

Canton, Ohio

William McKinley Memorial

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

The Conch Republic

Key West, Florida

The Conch Republic

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

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