Austin, Texas
Cathedral of Junk
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
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Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Creede, Colorado
A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.
Pineville, Kentucky
This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Topeka, Kansas
These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.
Meade, Kansas
This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Morrison, Colorado
Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Arlington, Virginia
This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."
Eureka, North Carolina
A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.
Twentynine Palms, California
In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Langtry, Texas
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Little Compton, Rhode Island
A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.
Lakeland, Florida
A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.
Riverside, California
A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.