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

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

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

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

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

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

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

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.