This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

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

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.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."

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

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.