Roadside Attractions

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.