Arcadia, Oklahoma
Pops
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
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Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Castroville, California
It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Amado, Arizona
This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Columbus, Georgia
Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.
Seale, Alabama
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Buena Vista, Georgia
This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.
Lemmon, South Dakota
An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
Belgrade, Minnesota
This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.
Alexandria, Minnesota
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
Menahga, Minnesota
Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
West Bend, Iowa
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.
Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.