Los Angeles, California
Watts Towers
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
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Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Monterey, California
Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Del Monte Forest, California
Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Salinas, California
Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.
Salinas, California
Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
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."
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.
Cibola County, New Mexico
In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Houck, Arizona
This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Winslow, Arizona
A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
Joseph City, Arizona
Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.
Yucca, Arizona
This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.