If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

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

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

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

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

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.