These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A unique collection of artistic rides

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

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

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

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.