This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

Iconic figures in concrete and steel in the High Plains of Texas.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

Oklahoma City's oldest arcade has reinvented itself as a competitive pinball mecca.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.