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This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

This historic trading post has been serving the community since 1913.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

This cultural center showcases what may be the oldest ongoing community in all of North America.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

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

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

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.

A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.