This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

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

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.