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A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

What better place to take a seat?

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.