Marietta, Georgia
Big Chicken
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
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Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Los Angeles, California
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
Lincoln, Illinois
Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.
Sunnyvale, California
A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
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.
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.
Baltimore, Maryland
A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
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."
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Port Byron, Illinois
A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.
Rome, New York
A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Sacramento, California
Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.
Eureka, North Carolina
A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Newport, Rhode Island
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
Florence, Arizona
At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.