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Podcast: Great Balls of Twine with the Places Team

A special guest adds an additional tangle to the tale.

The Podcast Team March 27, 2023

Alvinston, Ontario

Alvinston Honey Bee

This towering bee statue is a tribute to Ontario's first meadery and a century-old honey producer.

Coonalpyn, Australia

Coonalpyn Silo Mural

A 100-foot-tall mural in South Australia.

Widgiemooltha, Australia

Widgiemooltha Golden Eagle Nugget

A roadside replica of the largest single piece of gold ever found in Western Australia.

Gainesville, Texas

Glenn Goode's Big People

A family of fiberglass giants.

Onaway, Michigan

'Onaway Steers the World'

A 30-foot-tall sculpture pays homage to what was once the Steering Wheel Capital of the World.

Fairbanks, Alaska

Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523

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.

Podcast: Creston Dinosaur

The roadside attraction is thought to be the first enormous concrete dino in North America.

The Podcast Team February 8, 2023

Elmer's Fountain

A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway.

Indianapolis, Indiana

The Idle

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

roadside attractions

Podcast: Lee’s Legendary Marbles and Collectables

This Nebraska destination is a pilgrimage of sorts for serious collectors, and a curiosity for the casual passerby.

The Podcast Team January 24, 2023

Guymon, Oklahoma

U.S. Route 412

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

Falls Church, Virginia

'Mr. Dixie'

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.

Cortez, Colorado

'Creations from Mufflers'

A whimsical roadside community of little metal people.

Braddock, Pennsylvania

Joe Magarac Statue

The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.

roadside attractions

Podcast: Atlas Obscura Presents How To!

Setting up a roadside attraction with How To! host Amanda Ripley.

The Podcast Team December 2, 2022

Shinnston, West Virginia

Charlie the Coal Miner

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

Ranier, Minnesota

Big Vic Voyageur Statue

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.