This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

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

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

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

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.