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

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.