Road Trip Possible Attractions

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

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

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

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

This Wild West ghost town on Route 66 is filled with wild burros.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.