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Giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
Littleton, NH
Chutters' downtown store contains a candy counter stretching 112 feet along the shop, once recognized by Guinness as the world's longest. Rows of jars and bins turn an ordinary candy shop into a deliberately excessive roadside attraction. The business is currently open seven days a week.
Powell, TN
This old-school music store became known for bluegrass, country instruments and an atmosphere that feels more like a regional music clubhouse than conventional retail. Hours can be irregular, so travelers should check ahead before making it a dedicated detour.
Boise City, OK
This 65-foot-long metal Apatosaurus looms outside the Cimarron Heritage Center. Cimmy was inspired by dinosaur remains recovered in Cimarron County and has become the Panhandle museum's unmistakable roadside mascot.
Cincinnati, OH
Architect and University of Cincinnati professor Terry Brown spent more than a decade transforming a small Hyde Park house into an organic structure covered with warped shingles, stained glass, porthole windows and a bright spiral staircase. It remains private property, so OddWay visitors should admire and photograph the exterior only from the public sidewalk without entering the lot or stairs.
Old Station, CA
A steep trail climbs a young cinder cone above multicolored volcanic dunes and the Fantastic Lava Beds in Lassen's remote northeast corner.
Garden Valley, NV
The massive land-art complex 'City' stretches across the desert with abstract concrete and earth forms; visitation is controlled by reservation through Triple Aught Foundation.
St. Louis, MO
City Museum turns a former shoe factory into a maze of tunnels, salvaged architecture, giant slides, rooftop structures and outsider-art environments. It functions less like a conventional museum than a building-sized interactive sculpture assembled from pieces of the city itself.
Faywood, NM
Volcanic rock columns weathered into narrow lanes and clusters that resemble a miniature stone city. Trails and campsites weave directly between the formations, making the geologic illusion the core of the park.
Almo, ID
Visitor center for City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park, providing maps and current access information for the granite formations and emigrant inscriptions.
Mercer, WI
Mercer's enormous fiberglass loon, Claire d'Loon, celebrates the town's identity as the Loon Capital of the World. The bird stands roughly two stories tall and makes an unmistakable roadside photo stop beside the visitor center.
Shrewsbury, VT
A narrow cable suspension footbridge carries the Appalachian and Long Trail high above the Mill River gorge. The bridge was rebuilt after a deadly 1973 flood and reopened after repairs in 2025; the surrounding cliffs remain hazardous and require normal hiking caution.
Quitaque, TX
An abandoned railroad tunnel on the Caprock Canyons Trailway shelters a large seasonal bat colony and can be reached by a remote hike or bike ride.
Winterset, IA
A rough-stone memorial tower rises from the wooded hills of Winterset City Park like a small medieval ruin. Built in the 1920s, it offers views over Madison County and looks deliberately older than it is.
Lincoln, NH
Clark's has operated as a White Mountains roadside attraction for generations, combining trained bear shows, the White Mountain Central Railroad and a collection of intentionally old-fashioned amusements. Its mix of live animals, steam trains and roadside-showmanship history makes it a distinctly New Hampshire oddity. The attraction is ticketed and seasonal.
Fossil, OR
Towering fossil-bearing volcanic mudflow cliffs preserve evidence of a subtropical Oregon landscape that existed tens of millions of years ago.
Bowling Green, IN
This modern medieval-style castle was built in the Indiana countryside as a private residence and bed-and-breakfast, complete with towers, stonework and themed rooms. It is not an abandoned castle or public park, so interior access should be limited to booked guests or scheduled events.
Wilmington, DE
This compact memorial garden honors Wilmington-born jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown with a towering pair of sculptural obelisks, mosaics, benches and a sound installation. When the interactive system is operating, motion sensors can trigger Brown’s music as visitors move through the garden.
Covington, KY
A huge green alien named Clive peers through a magnifying glass from Covington's Midtown Parking Garage. The playful public sculpture turns a utilitarian garage into an unexpected UFO-themed downtown photo stop.
Philadelphia, PA
Claes Oldenburg installed *Clothespin* in 1976, turning an ordinary spring clothespin into monumental public art opposite Philadelphia City Hall. It stands directly above the downtown transit concourse at 15th and Market and is freely visible from the public plaza at any time.
Raleigh, NC
Artist Chris Drury built this stone chamber at the North Carolina Museum of Art as a giant camera obscura. A small opening projects an upside-down moving image of the surrounding trees and sky onto the interior walls, turning the room itself into a simple optical machine. Museum: https://ncartmuseum.org/
Middlesboro, KY
Built in 1926 as a tourism gimmick, this Arts and Crafts-style building is faced with blocks of locally mined coal rather than ordinary stone or brick. The unusual structure later served civic and tourism functions and survives downtown as a literal house made from the material that shaped the region.
Columbus, GA
Columbus State University's science center combines a planetarium with NASA artifacts, interactive exhibits and space-flight hardware. It is particularly useful for OddWay routes through western Georgia because the collection brings real space-history material into an unexpected downtown location.
Colfax, WA
A 65-foot carved pole commemorates a rematch between elderly alumni of rival high-school football teams. The figures stacked along it make the monument look like a deliberately eccentric cousin of a traditional carved pole.
Pahrump, NV
A private property devoted to coffin-shaped art, structures, a cemetery, and macabre handmade objects; tours require advance arrangement and there are no walk-in visits.
