A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

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

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.