This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

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

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The last Americana on Route 66.