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Penn Yan, New York
Largest Pancake Griddle In the World
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Amsterdam, New York
Volkswagen on a Smokestack
An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Buffalo Ridge 1880 Cowboy Town
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Jurustic Park
"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.
CelendĂn, Peru
Giant Sombrero of Celendin
In a town known for its large hats, this one is the biggest.
Elsdon, England
Winter's Gibbet
A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.
Permanently Closed
Moscow, Russia
Twin Stars Diner
This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.
Creede, Colorado
Creede Underground Mining Museum and Community Center
A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio
This is one really big nut.
Hong Kong
Noah's Ark, Hong Kong
A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.
Wanda, Argentina
Wanda Mines
A small but industrious mining operation that allows visitors to touch precious gems while they are still in the rock.
Permanently Closed
Augusta, Georgia
Haunted Pillar
Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.
Washington, D.C.
The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Pasadena, California
Fork in the Road
A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Inglewood, California
Randy's Donuts
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Permanently Closed
Ellicott City, Maryland
Enchanted Forest Theme Park
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
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