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Giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
Monico, WI
This giant jackalope-like roadside creature combines a rabbit body with antlers and has become known as the Rhinelapus. It is exactly the kind of improbable fiberglass animal OddWay is built for, but visitors should view it only from safe lawful areas near the roadside property.
Adamsville, RI
A granite monument in the village of Adamsville commemorates the Rhode Island Red, the chicken breed developed in this area during the nineteenth century. The bird later became Rhode Island's official state bird. The monument turns an otherwise ordinary roadside corner into a shrine to poultry history.
Atlanta, GA
A Romanesque Revival mansion built from Stone Mountain granite rises improbably beside modern Peachtree Street. Nicknamed the 'Castle on Peachtree,' it contains carved wood, stained glass and an interior far more medieval-looking than most Atlanta historic houses.
New Orleans, LA
The Rice family mausoleum in Metairie Cemetery is a striking Egyptian Revival tomb whose severe geometry stands out among the surrounding monuments. It is a distinct architectural target within the cemetery.
Richwood, WV
Richwood’s giant lumberjack is a modified fiberglass Muffler Man used as the Richwood High School Lumberjacks mascot beside the football field. Roadside America was tracking the figure in Richwood by 1990, though its original manufacture date is not documented; it has been repaired and repainted repeatedly and is best viewed from permitted public areas around school events.
Warrior, AL
Guided tours descend into a cave system filled with formations created over immense spans of geologic time. Surface trails and recreation are generally available more broadly, while cave access follows scheduled guided-tour operations.
Karbers Ridge, IL
A loop trail passes towering rock walls, narrow passages, ancient Native American stonework, and the deep canyon around Ox-Lot Cave.
Portland, OR
A late-night dessert house hidden in an old Victorian is known for its eccentric classical-music theme, decorated rooms and deliberately theatrical atmosphere.
Whitehall, MT
A boulder field where many rocks produce bell-like metallic tones when struck. BLM recommends a high-clearance vehicle for the rough final approach.
Bridgeton Township, PA
This county park contains a field of unusual diabase boulders that produce bell-like metallic tones when struck, turning the rocks themselves into a natural percussion instrument. A trail from the parking area reaches the boulder field, with High Falls elsewhere in the 128-acre park; bring a small hammer if you want to test the rocks yourself.
Taos, NM
A steel deck bridge crosses nearly 600 feet above the Rio Grande gorge, creating one of New Mexico's most dramatic roadside viewpoints. Use designated parking and pedestrian areas rather than stopping unsafely on the roadway.
Flagstaff, AZ
Twin Arts-and-Crafts mansions connected by a common room were built for two Riordan brothers in 1904. The massive log-and-stone complex feels more like a mountain lodge puzzle than a conventional family home.
Hagerman, ID
State-park unit surrounded by spring-fed water and historic agricultural structures beneath Thousand Springs. Public trails and seasonal facilities make it a reliable stop.
Yellowstone National Park, WY
A geyser on the Firehole River that throws its eruption in a graceful arc over the water.
Riverside, IA
Riverside's local museum leans into the town's adopted Star Trek identity alongside ordinary community history. It provides context for the nearby Captain Kirk future-birthplace marker and annual Trek Fest.
Shartlesville, PA
Roadside America was a massive hand-built miniature landscape that grew for decades into an elaborate model of small-town America filled with trains, buildings, lights and moving figures. The attraction permanently closed in 2020 and the collection was dispersed, so the former location is worth recording historically but there is nothing to enter today.
Atoka, OK
A huge revolver sculpture points skyward beside the highway in Atoka. Its exaggerated scale turns a familiar Western object into a deliberately conspicuous roadside landmark.
Roanoke, VA
This roughly 25-foot fiberglass Paul Bunyan figure has served as a Williamson Road landmark for decades, with local accounts placing a giant figure at the site by the mid-twentieth century. The statue has been repeatedly repainted and still stands outside the auto-service property, where it is easily visible from the public road.
Roanoke, VA
Built in 1949 as a temporary Christmas-season publicity stunt, the 88.5-foot neon star on Mill Mountain proved so popular that it became permanent. It remains the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star and overlooks Roanoke from a public park and scenic viewpoint.
Yellowstone National Park, WY
A mountainside studded with fumaroles; early visitors described the combined steam vents as loud enough to roar.
Cassville, MO
A deep blue spring emerges from a cavernous opening beneath a cliff and forms the headwaters of Roaring River. The spring is immediately accessible inside the state park and pairs natural geology with the park's historic trout-hatchery landscape.
Alton, IL
A life-sized statue and replica chair honor Alton-born Robert Wadlow, the tallest reliably recorded person in human history at 8 feet 11 inches.
Detroit, MI
After years of fundraising and fabrication, Detroit's long-planned RoboCop statue was installed at Eastern Market in December 2025. The roughly 10-foot bronze figure recreates the armored police cyborg from the 1987 film, which is set in a dystopian version of Detroit.
Minneapolis, KS
More than 200 nearly spherical sandstone concretions cluster across a small landscape outside Minneapolis. Some are several meters across, creating a field of giant stone balls unlike most other Kansas geology.
