Collinsville, Illinois
World's Largest Catsup Bottle
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
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Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
McLean, Texas
The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Gallup, New Mexico
John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
Laona, Wisconsin
This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.
Woodruff, Wisconsin
In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Powell, Ohio
A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.
Columbus, Ohio
The playful side of the Columbus community is on full display.
Columbus, Ohio
Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.
Dublin, Ohio
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Saint Robert, Missouri
Everything good comes from Uranus