From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

The collection includes seven one-of-a-kind automobiles, vintage fashion, and more.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

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

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.