Nate
There’s something magical about a road trip. Every mile can bring a new adventure or a quirky surprise. There’s a whole community out there dedicated to celebrating those weird and wonderful roadside attractions.
Here are some of the uniquely odd ones people have shared in a Facebook group that’s all about these offbeat stops:
1. “A Replica Of The Up House In The Up Movie. Built In Herriman, Utah”
2. “South Main Plaza Fountain In Mt Vernon, Oh. Some Of The Dogs Have Been Sponsored And Each One Has A Plaque That Tells What It Is. There’s One Cat And 3 Birds Also”
3. “Largest Cowboy Boots In San Antonio TX”
4. “Mr Rogers Museum Latrobe, PA”
5. “Bronze Statue Of Albert Einstein In Washington DC…. They Welcome You To Come Sit On His Lap… In Fact, There Is A Worn Off Area On His Lap From All The Sitters… He Is Awesome!”
6. “Coffee Pot In Bedford PA. Built In 1925 As Part Of A Gas Station”
7. “When I Had Visited Over 10 Years Ago, Little Did I Know That The Official Mascot Of Seattle & Its Pike Market Is The Pig. There Are Over 90 Pigs Scattered Around Town. Here’s A Few”
8. “Vashon Island, Washington”
9. “Outside The Dr. Seuss Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts”
10. “Just Went This Awesome House In York, PA”
11. “We Did A Scavenger Hunt For The 22 Goose Statues In Goose Creek Sc Today. Fun Time And We Found Them All!!!”
12. “Giant Grasshopper, On The Enchanted Highway North Dakota. Near Gladstone ND”
13. “Has Anyone Been To The Whale Statue In The 9th And 9th District In Salt Lake City, Utah. Very Colorful”
14. “Cadillac Ranch Near Amarillo, Texas. I Shot This At Sunrise On Christmas Day, 2019”
15. “Jerome, Missouri On Rt. 66. Found This As We Were Out Driving Around”
16. “Wigwam Teepee Motel Along Route 66 In San Bernardino, CA”
17. “JC Penney House And Museum, As Well As The First (But Technically 3rd) JC Penney Store Down The Block. Kemmerer, WY”
18. “A Giant Pencil On An Office Supply Store In Wytheville, VA”
19. “A Decommissioned Military Plane On The Front Lawn Of The Don Q Inn”
20. “Latrobe PA Home Of The Banana Split”
21. “The Rock Garden’s Version Of The Colosseum, In Calhoun, GA”
22. “Worlds Tallest Barber Pole. Forest Grove, OR”
23. “The Big Rubber Stamp With The Word “Free” On It Is A Creation Of Artist Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022), Who Sculpted Giant Versions Of Everyday Objects That Turn Up In Public Parks And On City Sidewalks. Located In Cleveland, OH”
24. “Junkman Statue In Buena Vista, Virginia”
25. “Ladybirds On The Side Of An Office Building In Milwaukee WI”
26. “W.C. Handy ‘Singing River’ Sculpture In Florence, Alabama”
27. “World’s Largest Buffalo Jamestown, North Dakota At The Frontier Village”
28. “Underground Kayaking In Red River Gorge, Ky”
29. “My. Airy N.C. ‘Mayberry'”
30. “The Great Elephant Migration Traveling Exhibit In Newport, Rhode Island”
31. “If You Schlepped All Of The Way To Mora, MN To See The World’s Largest Dala Horse, You Might As Well Head Out 17 Minutes West To Ogilvie And Say Hello To Rusty The Dragon”
32. “I Went To The Enchanted Forest In Turner, Oregon, In June. Here Are A Few Of The Pictures I Took. They Have A Small Alpine Roller Coaster, A Dark Ride, Several Kiddie Rides, A Fountain Show And Other Neat Attractions”
33. “Laclede’s Landing St Louis, Mo”
34. “Prada Marfa Is A Permanent Sculptural Art Installation By Artists Elmgreen & Dragset, Located Along U.S. Route 90 In Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States, 1.4 Miles (2.3 Km) Northwest Of Valentine, And About 26 Miles (42 Km) Northwest Of Marfa”
35. “Massive Ring At Tri State Pawn And Jewelry In Ashland, KY”
36. “Cruising Down I-70 In Colby, Kansas, You Pass By The Wheat Jesus Billboard. No Words … Just Jesus In A Wheat Field”
37. “We Didn’t Realize That We Were Driving Through The Longest Covered Bridge In America. One Side Is New Hampshire While The Other Side Is Vermont. Don’t Forget To Walk Your Horses Across”
38. “Presidents Heads Park, Williamsburg, Virginia”
39. “Mr. Trash Wheel Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD”
40. “A Few Photos Of The Enchanted Highway In Regent ND”
