St. Louis, Missouri
City Museum
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
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St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Oxford, Mississippi
This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.
Memphis, Tennessee
This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.
Jackson, Tennessee
This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
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.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Joseph City, Arizona
Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Kingman, Arizona
A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Rachel, Nevada
This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Hiko, Nevada
The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Nevada City, California
California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.