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Jack Rabbit Trading Post

Winslow, Arizona

Jack Rabbit Trading Post

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Meadow Gold Sign

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Meadow Gold Sign

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

Buck Atom

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Buck Atom

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

Sam Houston Statue

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston Statue

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Two Guns

Winslow, Arizona

Two Guns

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

Standin' On the Corner Park

Winslow, Arizona

Standin’ On the Corner Park

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This house birthed Orson Welles

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Orson Welles Birthplace

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

The "Largest Ceilidh kok in the World."

Sydney, Nova Scotia

World's Largest Fiddle

On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.

The sign before it was covered in stickers.

Chicago, Illinois

Beginning (and End) of Historic Route 66

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The Receiving Vault

Springfield, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln's Receiving Vault

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

The map.

Chicago, Illinois

300 South Wacker Drive

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Fremont Bridge

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Bridge

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner.

Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Bosque Redondo Memorial

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

The actual tombstone of Billy the Kid

Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Grave of Billy the Kid

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

3-15-21

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Sunsphere

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Main building and entrance.

Nashville, Tennessee

Old Tennessee State Prison

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

Entrance on Union Ave, just around the corner from Beale Street

Memphis, Tennessee

Sun Studio

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The National Civil Rights Museum

Memphis, Tennessee

National Civil Rights Museum

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Nashville Parthenon

Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Teal McDonald's Arches

Sedona, Arizona

Teal McDonald's Arches

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

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Sedona, Arizona

Chapel of the Holy Cross

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Flaming Lips Alley

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Flaming Lips Alley

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

Six Mile Creek

Ithaca, New York

Six Mile Creek

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

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