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A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.

The quiet resting place of a rock and roll legend.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

Surprising rock art on the Adirondack Scenic Byway.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

East Nashville's oldest dive bar will bring you back to life with animal-style bar fare.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.