Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

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

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

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

The largest cattle market on earth holds live auctions open to the public every week.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.