Iowa City, Iowa
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel
This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.
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Iowa City, Iowa
This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.
What Cheer, Iowa
No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Alcova, Wyoming
A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Amarillo, Texas
A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Boston, Massachusetts
Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Winslow, Arizona
This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Miami, Oklahoma
When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.
Poteau, Oklahoma
Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."
Contoocook, New Hampshire
The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.