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

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

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

This is one really big nut.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.