Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

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

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

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

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

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.

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

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