Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

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

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

This trippy wonderland is the result of one man's obsessive, decades long passion project.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

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

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

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

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

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.