A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."