Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

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

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.