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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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

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

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

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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.