Retford, England
1960s Hyperbolic Paraboloid Gas Station Canopy
One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.
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Retford, England
One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Stor-Elvdal, Norway
The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Larne, Northern Ireland
The enigmatic stone has towered over a Northern Ireland town for thousands of years.
Bolton, North Carolina
Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.
Canora, Saskatchewan
The giantess welcomes travelers to a small Saskatchewan town with a traditional Slavic greeting of bread and salt.
Hong Kong
A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario
The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.
Frankfort, Michigan
The structure has welcomed visitors to this scenic harbor city on Lake Michigan for many decades.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Wanaka, New Zealand
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
Haarlem, Netherlands
The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Raurimu, New Zealand
A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.
Baguio, Philippines
Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.
Hebron, Nebraska
At 32 feet long, this swing is big enough for the whole family—and then some.
Sierra Gorda, Chile
This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.
Lansing, Michigan
A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.
Cedar Lake, Michigan
There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.
New York, New York
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.