This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

One of the last remaining covered bridges in the region.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

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

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

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.

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

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.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.