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Lele Kawa

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    You explored one of America's most iconic highways by marking at least three remarkable places along historic Route 66.

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Tightwad Bank
Permanently Closed

Clinton, Missouri

Tightwad Bank

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

Boy and Frog.

Kansas City, Missouri

Boy and Frog Fountain

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Country Club Plaza

Kansas City, Missouri

Country Club Plaza

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

The fish bikes across Lewis Park pond.

University City, Missouri

Fish on a Bicycle

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

St. Louis' Old Courthouse was the scene of the Dred Scott Decision, which served as a catalyst in the eradication of slavery in the United States.

St. Louis, Missouri

Old St. Louis County Courthouse

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Former World's Largest Rocking Chair

Cuba, Missouri

Former World's Largest Rocking Chair

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

The Ozark Spooklight

Joplin, Missouri

The Ozark Spooklight

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

Fantastic Caverns

Springfield, Missouri

Fantastic Caverns

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

The Equality House before it was remodeled.

Topeka, Kansas

Equality House

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Landscape Arch

Moab, Utah

Landscape Arch

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Pretty nice for an infrastructure accident!

Mecca, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Entrance to East Jesus

Calipatria, California

Slab City

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Salvation Mountain

Calipatria, California

Salvation Mountain

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

The Rocky Statue in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rocky Statue

Yo, Adrian!

A raven statue outside the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The original hot dog stand, shuttered in 2006
Permanently Closed

Arlington, Virginia

Pentagon Hot Dog Stand

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

Mount Trashmore

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Mount Trashmore

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

African Burial Ground Memorial

New York, New York

African Burial Ground National Monument

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Gay Liberation Monument.

New York, New York

Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Independence Rock Sign

Casper, Wyoming

Independence Rock

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Kauai Glass Beach

Eleele, Hawaii

Kauai Glass Beach

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

World's Largest Plant Maze

Wahiawa, Hawaii

World's Largest Plant Maze

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

San Diego, California

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

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