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

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

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

What is the Thing?

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

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

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

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

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

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

The freeway that never was.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.