Hidden Landmarks
Look out your car window on almost any highway and, no doubt, you'll see signs advertising everything from the Fountain of Youth to the world's largest Santa Claus. There are literally hundreds of Hidden Landmarks peppering the roads—and we've made it easy to find them. Just tell us which you'd like to see, and we'll bring them to you. To uncover Hidden Landmarks, see our featured Landmarks below or use the search engine to the right.
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Goffs/Essex*, CA
Goffs School House was built in 1914 and served families in the Colorado River town until 1937. It was a survivor of old Route 66 in the remote desert community. Following years of...
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Winslow*, AZ
Winslow Arizona was immortalized in the early 1970s by the Eagles in their song "Take It Easy" with the catchy phrase "standin' on a corner in Winslow Arizona." Today, the city has...
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McLean*, TX
McLean Texas is a must stop for the Route 66 fans, with three museums, numerous old vintage buildings and tons of history. Among the more interesting buildings is the Avalon Theatr...
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Warwick, OK
The Seaba station was built in 1924, two years before Route 66 was certified as a highway. It was constructed as a garage and filling station. In the 1930s the business was transfo...
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Mt. Airy, NC
Located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, Mount Airy is where actor Andy Griffith grew up, and it’s also the place that inspired the town of Mayber...
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Tupelo, MS
Elvis Presley was born here in this modest two-story house on January 8, 1935. The Elvis Presley Birthplace is part of the Elvis Presley Park and has been restored to the period...
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Portland, ME
In 1807, native Portland resident, Captain Lemuel Moody, gave the order to begin building the 86-foot high tower to facilitate communication between ship and shore in Portland’s ha...
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