Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

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

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

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

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

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

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.