A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."