This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

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

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

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

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

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.