Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Grave of Billy the Kid
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
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Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Vega, Texas
The Milburn-Price Culture Museum in Vega offers a brand-name oversized cultural attraction.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
McLean, Texas
This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Amarillo, Texas
A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
Panhandle, Texas
The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Beloit, Wisconsin
The world’s largest collection of angel figurines includes 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.
Roscoe, Illinois
This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.
Belvidere, Illinois
A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.
Rockford, Illinois
Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.
Rockford, Illinois
This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Rockford, Illinois
This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."
Rockford, Illinois
This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.
Decorah, Iowa
Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.
Spillville, Iowa
Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.