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    You explored one of America's most iconic highways by marking at least three remarkable places along historic Route 66.

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Grassy Point Railroad Bridge

Minnesota

Grassy Point Railroad Bridge

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

Apostle Island Sea Caves

La Pointe, Wisconsin

Apostle Island Sea Caves

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Entrance to the Dee

Houghton, Michigan

Dee Stadium

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

View to Lake Superior

Skanee, Michigan

Mount Arvon

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

The Superior Dome

Marquette, Michigan

The Superior Dome

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Lakenenland. (Creative Commons)

Marquette, Michigan

Lakenenland

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

The Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac County, Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

A polished Petoskey Stone.

Harbor Springs, Michigan

Petoskey State Park

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Michigan Transportation Employees Memorial.

Clare, Michigan

Michigan Transportation Employees Memorial

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

The world's largest lug nut atop a smokestack in Lansing.

Lansing, Michigan

World's Largest Lug Nut

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

Rotary Steam Clock in Wentworth Park.

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing's Rotary Steam Clock

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

"The Queen City," an 1858 steam pumper fire engine.

Lansing, Michigan

The Queen City

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

Front view of Lincoln's Cottage.

Washington, D.C.

President Lincoln’s Cottage

The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.

William Paca House

Annapolis, Maryland

William Paca House And Garden

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Burwell-Morgan Mill

Millwood, Virginia

Burwell-Morgan Mill

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

All three markers on the side of Route 33.

Swift Run, Virginia

Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Markers

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Hoppin John Risotto

Williamsburg, Virginia

Chowning’s Tavern

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Cold Spring Arch Bridge from Stagecoach Road

Santa Barbara, California

Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Woodend Sanctuary & Mansion

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Woodend Sanctuary & Mansion

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

Hell is located here.

Annapolis, Maryland

The Remains of Hell Point

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

Teaching About the Sins of the Past.

Annapolis, Maryland

Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Burling Cabin Ruins.

McLean, Virginia

Burling Cabin Site

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

Alma Thomas House

Washington, D.C.

Alma Thomas House

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

Washington, D.C.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

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