40 Cool, Amazing, And Hilarious Travel Finds From ‘Roadside USA’

I’ve driven across the US a few times now and I always find something cool I’d never seen before on each trip.

Part of any good road trip is finding awesome roadside attractions. The Facebook group “Roadside USA” takes cool finds from thousands of people and puts them all in one place.

These are some of the coolest, most amazing, and often hilarious travel pictures from folks who found fun roadside gems.

1. I Am Currently Obsessed With Troll Hunting. Asheville, North Carolina

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2. Largest Zipper In The Us, Barre VT

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3. Rock Garden In Calhoun Georgia. Located Behind The Seventh Day Adventist Church

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4. Arizona

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5. Shell Gas Station, Winston-Salem, NC

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6. We Found A Hidden Gallery Under A Bridge In Ashland, Oregon

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7. This Giant Bat Sculpture Clings To A Red Brick Wall Near The Louisville Slugger Museum

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8. Mary Poppins Sculpture In McDonough, Georgia

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9. Bandonia The Phoenix’ Sculpture Made Of Recycled Garbage. It’s 14 Feet Tall And Has A 22-Foot Wingspan. Spotted Along Highway 101, At Art 101, South Of Bandon, Oregon

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10. This Is The Longaberger Basket Building In Newark, Oh

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11. Hello Midwesterners! Have You Been To Vandalia, IL To See The Kaskaskia Dragon?

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12. The Trash Rooster Of New Bedford, MA

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13. Sulphur Springs, TX… It Is A Glass Bathroom In The Town Square. It’s Those Mirrors Where People Can See Their Reflection, But They Can’t See You Watching Them From Inside The Potty!

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14. Biggest Buffalo In The USA! Jamestown, North Dakota

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15. The “Shine Bright Saginaw Silo Mural Project” Involved Muralists Converting A Series Of Former Grain Silos Along The Saginaw Michigan Riverfront Into One Of North America’s Largest Public Artworks

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16. Fork In The Road. Near Lebanon Oregon. USA

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17. On Michigan’s Upper Peninsula There Is A Tiny Town Called “Gay,” Which Is Named After A Mining Executive With That Surname

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18. We Recently Visited The Lady In The Marina In Elberta, Alabama.. So Unique

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19. World Largest Wiener Dog Sculpture In Preston ID

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20. Driving Through Tucson Arizona. I Don’t Know If It’s Quirky But It’s Definitely In An Odd Place In An Odd Structure. I Just Thought It Was Cool

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21. I Found A 22ft Tall Optimus Prime In Stillwater, Oklahoma

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22. Quirky Find In Goodland, KS

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23. The Chest Of Drawers In Highpoint, N Carolina

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24. Saw This Awesome Sculpture Passing Thru Midland, South Dakota

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25. Hello I Wanted To Introduce Myself N Say Hello To Yall. This Was Taken In NYC I Thought A Hippo In A Tutu Was Cute N Funny

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26. We Drove So Many Hrs Without Seeing Anything Living Or Moving. This Sign At A Little Inn, Gas Station, Casino, Kitchen Actually Made Me Feel Great Knowing It Wasn’t Just Me

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27. A Palace Made Completely Of Corn Cobs. Mitchell S D

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28. “Dakotah” Welded Bison By Sculptor John Lopez, In Front Of Dakotah Steakhouse, Rapid City, South Dakota

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29. Pink Elephant Antique Mall Off Route 66 In Livingston, Illinois. Their Lawn Decorations Will Grab Your Attention From Half A Mile Away

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30. World’s Largest Quilting Needle In Paducah, Kentucky

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31. World’s Largest Potato Masher In Plover, Wisconsin. We Had A Smashing Good Time!

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32. Route 66 Outside Of Oatman Arizona

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33. Bigdog/Littledog Road Trip In Davis, California

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34. In 1971, The Guinness Book Of World Records Recognized Mill Ends Park As The World’s Smallest Park. It Measures At Just 452 Square Inches

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35. Love This One In Oregon State

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36. Guardians Of The Rock River In Rockford, Illinois

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37. My Husband With A Giant Guitar On Route 66 In Winslo Near “I Stood On A Corner”

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38. The Smallest Private Property In NYC Is The Hess Triangle, A Triangular 500-Square-Inch Plot In Manhattan’s West Village

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39. Worlds Largest Fountain Drink Cup! Cape Girardeau, Missouri

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40. Carhenge Nebraska

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