A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Once the smallest park in the national system.

A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

This work of art is considered the world's longest mosaic.