Frackville, Pennsylvania
Pioneer Mom and Daughter Roadside Statue
Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.
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Frackville, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.
Milford, Delaware
Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.
Chandler, Oklahoma
Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
West Hartford, Connecticut
Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.
St. Cloud, Minnesota
This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
Hillsboro, Ohio
How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?
International Falls, Minnesota
Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.
Silver Bay, Minnesota
This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.
Ranier, Minnesota
This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.
Shinnston, West Virginia
A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.
Gainesville, Texas
A family of fiberglass giants.
Willits, California
A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
Shelburne, Vermont
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Buffalo, New York
The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Drummond, Montana
This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.