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 curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

A symbol of Texas pride.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

Gdańsk's lion mascot features in a trail of bronze sculptures scattered all across the city.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

Arguably Belgrade's only example of pure Art Deco architecture.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.