Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Truth or Consequences
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
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Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Phoenix, Arizona
Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Leupp, Arizona
The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.
Cibola County, New Mexico
In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.
Grants, New Mexico
A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
New York, New York
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
New York, New York
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
Prague, Czechia
The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.