Jamestown, North Dakota
World's Largest Buffalo
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
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Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.
Austin, Texas
To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Austin, Texas
A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Arcola, Illinois
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.