Roadside Attractions

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.