A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

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

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A unique collection of artistic rides

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.