A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

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

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

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

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

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

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

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

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

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

Once the smallest park in the national system.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.