Richfield Springs, New York
Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History
This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.
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Richfield Springs, New York
This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
New York, New York
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Seffner, Florida
An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.
Hillsborough, California
This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.
Islamorada, Florida
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.
Alexandria, Minnesota
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
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.
Houck, Arizona
This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Baltimore, Maryland
A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.