25 Peculiar Roadside Attractions To See When Visiting America

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. 

#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 Kochanek