Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

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

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

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

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

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

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

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

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

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

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

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

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

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

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

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

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.