Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.

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

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.