Rockport, Texas
The Big Tree
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
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Rockport, Texas
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Pasadena, California
A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
Washington, D.C.
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Amsterdam, New York
An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.
Penn Yan, New York
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Clinton, Missouri
This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.
Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.