The great American road trip, but smaller.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

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

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

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

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

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

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.