Falls Church, Virginia
'Mr. Dixie'
This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.
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Falls Church, Virginia
This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.
Comfort, Texas
A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Leicester, Vermont
A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Creston, South Dakota
A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.
Landrum, South Carolina
Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.
Yachats, Oregon
There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
Little Compton, Rhode Island
A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Bellville, Ohio
This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.
Steele, North Dakota
The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.
Cherry Valley, New York
Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
Mound House, Nevada
On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
Greenfield, New Hampshire
This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.
Shamong, New Jersey
This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.
York, Nebraska
Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.
Three Forks, Montana
These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.
Hamilton, Missouri
Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.
Onaway, Michigan
A 30-foot-tall sculpture pays homage to what was once the Steering Wheel Capital of the World.
Lucedale, Mississippi
This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.
Red Wing, Minnesota
Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.