Bena, Minnesota
The Big Fish Supper Club
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Places I've been
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Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Blue Ridge, Georgia
Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.
Oregon City, Oregon
Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Bemidji, Minnesota
This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Toppenish, Washington
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
Zillah, Washington
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Granger, Washington
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Jamestown, North Dakota
Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Lucas, Kansas
This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.