This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

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

A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

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

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.