This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.