A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

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

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.