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This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

Get your gift of the gab on Route 66.

Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.

How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

This mural pays tribute to Atlanta natives and hip hop legends Andre 3000 and Big Boi, better known as OutKast.

Nicknamed the 'Minnehaha Bunny,' this bronze sculpture is nine feet long and weighs 1,500 pounds.

It’s hard to believe this hostile landscape was once a health resort.

Snapshots of late 19th and early 20th century Americana, focused on life on the plains, are displayed in this museum.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.

Young Emmett Till's tragic story, which sparked America's civil rights movement, is retold near the site where it occurred.

In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.