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Baker, California
World's Largest Thermometer
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Goodland, Kansas
Giant Van Gogh Painting
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
Putney, Vermont
Santa's Land
A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.
Permanently Closed
Williams, Arizona
Flintstones Bedrock City
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Drumheller, Alberta
The World's Largest Dinosaur
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Lucas, Kansas
World's Largest Collection of Smallest Versions of Largest Things
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
Kingston SE, Australia
Larry The Red Big Lobster
A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.
Allen Park, Michigan
Uniroyal Giant Tire
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Collinsville, Illinois
World's Largest Catsup Bottle
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Santa Monica, California
Route 66 End of the Trail Sign
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
New Salem, North Dakota
Salem Sue
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Austin, Texas
Cathedral of Junk
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Waterbury, Connecticut
Holy Land USA
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Moab, Utah
Hole N" the Rock
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Boston, Massachusetts
Rainbow Swash
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Kerhonkson, New York
Gnome Chomsky
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
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