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End of the Trail

Santa Monica, California

Route 66 End of the Trail Sign

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Welcome to Muscle Beach, home of copper toned deltoids and more!

Los Angeles, California

Muscle Beach

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Little Rock's legendary White Water Tavern.

Little Rock, Arkansas

White Water Tavern

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

Hot Springs Beer

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs Beer

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

Wall of Big Mouth Billy Bass

Little Rock, Arkansas

Billy Bass Adoption Center

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

The Awakening by Lorri Acott, one of the nearly 100 pieces on display.

Little Rock, Arkansas

Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden

Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.

The "Little Rock"

Little Rock, Arkansas

The "Little Rock"

Yup, that's where the name came from.

The Old Mill in its picturesque setting.

North Little Rock, Arkansas

The Old Mill

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

Holmberg and Johnson Blacksmith & Wagonshop.

Lindsborg, Kansas

Holmberg and Johnson Blacksmith & Wagonshop

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

Swedish phone booth.

Lindsborg, Kansas

Swedish Phone Booth

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

Coronado Heights Castle

Lindsborg, Kansas

Coronado Heights Castle

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

Abandoned Kiel Ranch, circa 1933.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Kiel Ranch

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

The Little House

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

The Little House

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

O'Hurley's General Store

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

O'Hurley's General Store

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

Mount Denali

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Denali

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Mayor Stubbs

Talkeetna, Alaska

The Cat Mayor of Talkeetna

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Musk Ox Farm

Palmer, Alaska

Musk Ox Farm

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

Iditarod Mile 0 Marker

Seward, Alaska

Iditarod Mile 0 Marker

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

Igloo City

Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

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