What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.