St. Louis, Missouri
The Girl in the Shadow Box
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
St. Louis, Missouri
A big museum full of little worlds.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Kennesaw, Georgia
A 10-foot segment of the concrete barrier stands quietly on the campus.
Elblag, Poland
A striking church with a Tolkien-inspired nickname.
Skagway, Alaska
This "Alaska-style" billboard is over 100 years old.
Oxford, England
A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.
Huntington, West Virginia
Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.
Elk City, Oklahoma
An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
Hamilton, Missouri
Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.
Three Forks, Montana
These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.
Sedgwick, Maine
This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lucas, Kansas
Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.
Milford, Delaware
Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Clanton, Alabama
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
Holbrook, Arizona
This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.
Bartonville, Illinois
Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.