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The Saloon building

Comfort, Texas

The Cartoon Saloon

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

Hollow Mountain

Hanksville, Utah

Hollow Mountain

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

Jacques the World’s Largest Bobblehead

Bellville, Ohio

Jacques the World’s Largest Bobblehead

This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.

The Old Salem Coffee Pot

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Old Salem Coffee Pot

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

World's Largest Boot

Red Wing, Minnesota

World's Largest Boot

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

United Memorial Chapel for All Faiths

Hudson, Massachusetts

United Memorial Chapel for All Faiths

One of the smallest churches in the United States is located along the side of the road in a residential neighborhood.

Pushcart Press

Sedgwick, Maine

Pushcart Press

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

A puffer fish somewhat out of place in this raccoon exhibit at the Touchstone Wildlife and Art Museum

Haughton, Louisiana

Touchstone Wildlife and Art Museum

Roadside attraction with more than 1,000 stuffed and mounted animal skins displayed in simulated natural habitats with hand-painted backdrops.

American Giants Museum

Atlanta, Illinois

American Giants Museum

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

US 1 Mile 0 sign.

Key West, Florida

U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 Sign

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Tangy and fragrant with hickory smoke, the pulled pork is outstanding.

Memphis, Tennessee

Payne’s Bar-B-Q

Line up for a hickory-smoked BBQ bologna sandwich at this family-run institution.

Yo quiero Taco Bell.

San Diego, California

Miniature Taco Bell

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

The former Lancaster County Courthouse, now the Lancaster History Museum.

Lancaster, South Carolina

Lancaster County Courthouse

This former courthouse is allegedly the site of the last witch trial in the United States.

A plaque marking the area where Charlie’s Place, a bustling nightclub that attracted both Blacks and whites during the mid-20th century, once stood.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Site of Charlie’s Place

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

Island Lamp at night, intersection of Madison Road and Edwards Road

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Yellow Lamps

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

The statue stands tall at 8 feet.

Columbus, Ohio

Arnold Schwarzenegger Statue

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

"The Angel of Death Victorious" also known as the "Haserot Angel" in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, 10/15/2021

Cleveland, Ohio

The Haserot Angel

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The crystal ball of Sybil Leek, a British witch and astrologer who crossed over into more mainstream culture during the 1960s and 70s.

Cleveland, Ohio

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Legend has it that anyone who drinks from this fountain is destined to return.

St. Louis, Missouri

Sebilj of St. Louis

This replica of a Sarajevo fountain stands at the heart of the world’s largest Bosnian diaspora community.

Cotton Belt Freight Depot

St. Louis, Missouri

Cotton Belt Freight Depot

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

Waffle House Museum

Decatur, Georgia

Waffle House Museum

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The Coleman Mine is part of the region’s extensive “quartz belt,” a 30-40-mile wide and 170-mile-long band of quartz found in the Ouachita Mountains.

Jessieville, Arkansas

Coleman Mine

Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.

War Eagle Cavern

Little Flock, Arkansas

War Eagle Cavern

One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.

Joy Manning Scott Bridge of the Full Moon

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Garvan Woodland Gardens

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

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