25 Peculiar Roadside Attractions To See When Visiting America
Quaint American roadside attractions that you won’t find out about in travel guides.
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When exploring a new country we want to ensure we get a well-rounded experience of all that destination offers. People do months of research before travel, creating itineraries of must-see hot spots but there are some hidden gems you won’t always learn about in travel guides.
Not to worry though, if you are planning to tour the USA anytime soon then we have found the perfect Facebook group to check out. People post all sorts of quaint and quirky landmarks they’ve come across on the ‘Roadside America - Offbeat Quirky Tourist Attractions’ group and we’ve shared a few of the best recommendations in the gallery below.
Image source: Sunny L. Skaggs
Upstaged75: This is great! So cute. I'm guessing people sponsor the individual statues in the name of pets they've lost. What an awesome memorial.
Image source: Robin Borden Luberski
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Ban-One: Classic. Even though the condition of the cars get worse. I was there in 2007 and 2010. Still ok, but last year my sister went. It's more paint than cars now....still cool though if you catch a moment with few visitors.
Image source: Robin Borden Luberski
Marie Kirk: Does an old lady live there?
Image source: Tony Reynolds
ShyWahine: Certainly has my stamp of approval…
Image source: Emilie Vardaman
ShyWahine: “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” - Dr Seuss
Image source: Taylor Burroughs
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Not-a-Clue (she/her): I visited Seattle (from UK) for my honeymoon 23 years ago. We have a great time hunting out all the pigs, but didn't get to see them all.
Image source: Jaime Rubalcaba
Javelina Poppers: There's also one in Holbrook AZ, there used to be one in Tempe AZ also but it was sadly destroyed in the name of modernization.
Image source: Kevin Findlay
Robert Trebor: A word processor with a manual delete device.
Image source: Ashley Hutchinson
ShyWahine: At the beginning of the show, my sisters, cousins and I would try to guess which color cardigan sweater he was going to put on…
Image source: Shannon Sims Grogan
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Elchinero: Caucasian, too
Image source: Sherry Johnson
General Anaesthesia: "The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850, and the additional thousands of Native Americans within that were ethnically cleansed by the United States government..." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
Image source: Monica Barker
Image source: Linda Cook Schoss
Image source: Lisa Johnson
White Sauce Hot Sauce: Do they sell any coffee?
Image source: Kevin Waterhouse
ShyWahine: Boots are a sole-ution to toe-tally heel any fashion emergency...
Image source: Linda Cook Schoss
ShyWahine: Not to BLOW this out of proportion, I sea-riously think it’s fin-tasting. Shore love the splash of colors!
Image source: Bryan Thao Worra
He's on private property so be respectful of parking but he's definitely worth a stop. They say he can occasionally be talked into breathing fire!
Image source: Tracy Hoffman Kratzer
ShyWahine: I shouldn't beak so nosy but I waddle know if you had a honking good time winging it - was it all quacked up to be? My sincerest apolo-geese for my fowl sense of humor
Image source: Alan Vickers
Image source: Alan Vickers
Upstaged75: Except in the US we call the ladybugs.
Image source: Fred Kleindenst
ShyWahine: Would jump at the hop-portunity to visit someday…
Image source: Erin Kochanek
#1 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
Image source: Sunny L. Skaggs
Upstaged75: This is great! So cute. I'm guessing people sponsor the individual statues in the name of pets they've lost. What an awesome memorial.
#2 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!
Image source: Robin Borden Luberski
#3 Cadillac Ranch Near Amarillo, Texas. I Shot This At Sunrise On Christmas Day, 2019
Image source: Bush Bernard
Ban-One: Classic. Even though the condition of the cars get worse. I was there in 2007 and 2010. Still ok, but last year my sister went. It's more paint than cars now....still cool though if you catch a moment with few visitors.
#4 Just Went This Awesome House In York, PA
Image source: Robin Borden Luberski
Marie Kirk: Does an old lady live there?
#5 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
Image source: Tony Reynolds
ShyWahine: Certainly has my stamp of approval…
#6 Outside The Dr. Seuss Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts
Image source: Emilie Vardaman
ShyWahine: “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” - Dr Seuss
#7 Vashon Island, Washington
Image source: Taylor Burroughs
#8 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
Image source: Mike Oleskie
Not-a-Clue (she/her): I visited Seattle (from UK) for my honeymoon 23 years ago. We have a great time hunting out all the pigs, but didn't get to see them all.
#9 Wigwam Teepee Motel Along Route 66 In San Bernardino, CA
Image source: Jaime Rubalcaba
Javelina Poppers: There's also one in Holbrook AZ, there used to be one in Tempe AZ also but it was sadly destroyed in the name of modernization.
#10 A Giant Pencil On An Office Supply Store In Wytheville, VA
Image source: Kevin Findlay
Robert Trebor: A word processor with a manual delete device.
#11 Mr Rogers Museum Latrobe, PA
Image source: Ashley Hutchinson
ShyWahine: At the beginning of the show, my sisters, cousins and I would try to guess which color cardigan sweater he was going to put on…
#12 Underground Kayaking In Red River Gorge, Ky
Image source: Shannon Sims Grogan
#13 Cruising Down I-70 In Colby, Kansas, You Pass By The Wheat Jesus Billboard. No Words ... Just Jesus In A Wheat Field
Image source: Scott Winikow
Elchinero: Caucasian, too
#14 Jerome, Missouri On Rt. 66. Found This As We Were Out Driving Around
Image source: Sherry Johnson
General Anaesthesia: "The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850, and the additional thousands of Native Americans within that were ethnically cleansed by the United States government..." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
#15 W.C. Handy “Singing River” Sculpture In Florence, Alabama
Image source: Monica Barker
#16 A Replica Of The Up House In The Up Movie. Built In Herriman, Utah
Image source: Linda Cook Schoss
#17 Coffee Pot In Bedford PA. Built In 1925 As Part Of A Gas Station
Image source: Lisa Johnson
White Sauce Hot Sauce: Do they sell any coffee?
#18 Largest Cowboy Boots In San Antonio TX
Image source: Kevin Waterhouse
ShyWahine: Boots are a sole-ution to toe-tally heel any fashion emergency...
#19 Has Anyone Been To The Whale Statue In The 9th And 9th District In Salt Lake City, Utah. Very Colorful
Image source: Linda Cook Schoss
ShyWahine: Not to BLOW this out of proportion, I sea-riously think it’s fin-tasting. Shore love the splash of colors!
#20 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
Image source: Bryan Thao Worra
He's on private property so be respectful of parking but he's definitely worth a stop. They say he can occasionally be talked into breathing fire!
#21 We Did A Scavenger Hunt For The 22 Goose Statues In Goose Creek Sc Today. Fun Time And We Found Them All!!!
Image source: Tracy Hoffman Kratzer
ShyWahine: I shouldn't beak so nosy but I waddle know if you had a honking good time winging it - was it all quacked up to be? My sincerest apolo-geese for my fowl sense of humor
#22 The Rock Garden’s Version Of The Colosseum, In Calhoun, GA
Image source: Alan Vickers
#23 Ladybirds On The Side Of An Office Building In Milwaukee Wi
Image source: Alan Vickers
Upstaged75: Except in the US we call the ladybugs.
#24 Giant Grasshopper, On The Enchanted Highway North Dakota. Near Gladstone Nd
Image source: Fred Kleindenst
ShyWahine: Would jump at the hop-portunity to visit someday…
#25 The Great Elephant Migration Traveling Exhibit In Newport, Rhode Island
Image source: Erin KochanekDE
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