A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

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

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

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

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

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.