Holbrook, Arizona
Bucket of Blood Street
This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Holbrook, Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Corbin, Kentucky
Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
New Mexico
Crow Canyon Petroglyphs
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Amarillo, Texas
'Ozymandias on the Plains'
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Groom, Texas
The Leaning Tower of Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Canyon, Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Amarillo, Texas
Combine City
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Cache, Oklahoma
Holy City of the Wichitas
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Bernheim Forest Giants
Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.
Louisville, Kentucky
Pope Lick Trestle Bridge
This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Jennie Wade House
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Fort Ouiatenon
Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.
Dayton, Tennessee
Rhea County Courthouse
The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.
Louisville, Kentucky
Golden Statue of David
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant Battlefield Memorial
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
Louisville, Kentucky
Muhammad Ali Gravesite
One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.
Chicago, Illinois
American Writers Museum
Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room
Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.
Volo, Illinois
Volo Auto Museum
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
Springfield, Illinois
Vachel Lindsay Home
The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.
Springfield, Illinois
Mr. Accordion's Grave
The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.
