A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

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

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

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

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

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

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

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.