Clarence, New York
Greatbatch Barn
This exhibit pays tribute to the “humble tinkerer” who invented the implantable pacemaker.
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Clarence, New York
This exhibit pays tribute to the “humble tinkerer” who invented the implantable pacemaker.
London, Ontario
The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.
Berkeley, England
The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.
Hanksville, Utah
A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.
Shinnston, West Virginia
A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.
Arlington, Washington
At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.
Comfort, Texas
A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.
Leicester, Vermont
A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.
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.
Little Compton, Rhode Island
A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
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.
Bellville, Ohio
This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.
Cherry Valley, New York
Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
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.
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.
York, Nebraska
Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.
Onaway, Michigan
A 30-foot-tall sculpture pays homage to what was once the Steering Wheel Capital of the World.
Red Wing, Minnesota
Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.