San Jon, New Mexico
Glenrio Ghost Town
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
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San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Grand Island, Nebraska
Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.
Boys Town, Nebraska
An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Plainview, Nebraska
A small-town Nebraska museum is home to thousands of handmade clown dolls.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Columbia, Missouri
Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Sandy Hook, Mississippi
One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."
New Orleans, Louisiana
Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.