This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.