Lincoln, Illinois
Railsplitter Covered Wagon
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
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Lincoln, Illinois
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Saint Robert, Missouri
Everything good comes from Uranus
St. Robert, Missouri
Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Joplin, Missouri
A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.
Joplin, Missouri
A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.
Chandler, Oklahoma
Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest producer of embroidered Western wear.
Winona, Minnesota
Hunting trophies and antique guns make up the unusual display at this Minnesota bank building.