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

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

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

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

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

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

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

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

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.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.