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Giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
Fort Wayne, IN
A 27-foot seated blue Hindu deity statue rises from the rural grounds of Omkaar Temple west of Fort Wayne, creating an unexpectedly monumental sight among surrounding farm fields. The scale and setting—not the religion itself—make this an OddWay stop; visitors should respect the temple as an active place of worship and follow posted access rules.
New Harmony, IN
Behind New Harmony's Atheneum stands a marker for the Kcymaerxthaere project, a worldwide network of plaques and installations describing an invented parallel geography. This piece, titled "A Healing Palindrome," deliberately blurs public art, fictional history and real-world place.
Albany, IN
A roadside tree on Edgewater Road became covered with shoes tossed and tied into its branches, turning an otherwise ordinary rural tree into a local landmark. The display has changed over the years as shoes disappear and new ones are added, so it is best treated as an evolving roadside oddity rather than a formal attraction.
Berne, IN
Berne built its 160-foot clock tower in 2010 as an elaborate tribute to the Zytglogge in Bern, Switzerland and the town's Swiss heritage. The public Muensterberg Plaza also stages a mechanical glockenspiel presentation several times a day, complete with large moving figures.
Bedford, IN
Bluespring Caverns contains one of the longest known cave systems in Indiana and an extensive navigable underground river. Commercial tours take visitors by boat through the dark cave system rather than along a standard walking path.
Brazil, IN
A towering fiberglass Great Dane named Champ has watched over this US 40 property for decades. The dog dates to the classic era of oversized roadside advertising and has been restored and repainted several times while remaining a recognizable Brazil-area landmark.
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.
Clarksville, IN
The enormous Colgate Clock was originally installed at the company's Jersey City plant before being moved to the Clarksville factory complex in the 1920s. Its roughly 40-foot face survives as a giant industrial landmark along the Ohio River even though toothpaste production at the old plant has ended.
Clarksville, IN
The main yard of Concrete Kingdom contains thousands of concrete figures, fountains and lawn ornaments ranging from animals and religious pieces to oversized characters. Because it is an active statuary business rather than a museum, inventory changes constantly and the grounds can look different from one visit to the next.
Albion, IN
This rural property is packed with vintage gas-station signs, old cars, petroleum memorabilia and other roadside relics arranged into a sprawling personal collection. The owners have historically welcomed respectful visitors, but it remains private property and should only be entered when permission or visitor access is clearly offered.
French Lick, IN
An outdoor bust of French Lick native Larry Bird depicts the basketball legend with the severe styling of an ancient Roman emperor. The sculpture stands outside the Springs Valley recreation-center area on Larry Bird Boulevard, making it an easy public tribute with a deliberately unusual visual twist.
Clarksville, IN
When river conditions are low, enormous exposed limestone beds reveal fossils from a Devonian sea that covered the region roughly 390 million years ago. The state park protects one of the world's largest exposed Devonian fossil beds and provides a visitor center overlooking the site.
Gary, IN
Artist Omri Amrany's 2006 sculpture combines muscular steelworkers gathered around molten metal with winged dancers appearing to burst upward from the pour. The intentionally surreal mix of heavy industry and fantasy stands downtown beside the former convention-center area.
Bloomington, IN
Star Trek: Voyager establishes Captain Kathryn Janeway as being born in Bloomington in the twenty-fourth century, giving the real city the unusual opportunity to commemorate a person who has not technically been born yet. A dedicated monument marks her "future birthplace" downtown and has become a pilgrimage stop for Star Trek fans.
Batesville, IN
Completed in 2021, this downtown clock tower plays with Batesville's German heritage through two carved, lederhosen-clad woodsmen who mechanically saw a log every hour. Despite the cuckoo-clock appearance, the moving woodsmen rather than a bird are the centerpiece.
Spencer, IN
This oversized white chicken once advertised a local drive-in restaurant and became familiar enough that residents objected when redevelopment threatened it. The community rescued the fiberglass bird and moved it to the entrance of the Owen County Fairgrounds, where it still stands at East and Cooper streets.
Bruceville, IN
Built in 1949 for an Indianapolis Coca-Cola plant, this huge bottle eventually ended up on a trailer outside a private home in Bruceville. It has occasionally appeared in parades, but travelers should photograph the bottle only from the public road unless the property owner explicitly invites closer access.
Jeffersonville, IN
An enormous fishing lure hangs over the Ohio River outside Upland Brewing's Jeffersonville location. Installed as public art in 2021, the shiny oversized tackle turns the riverfront setting into a literal visual joke about fishing.
Carmel, IN
Unveiled in 2024, this giant Art Deco winged hood ornament rises from the roundabout at 96th Street and Gray Road as a tribute to Indiana's historic Stutz automobile company. It is one of several automotive-themed roundabout sculptures in the area, but its enormous transparent form makes it the standout.
Jasper, IN
A roughly 17-foot popcorn carton rises outside the business at 1522 Newton Street, complete with oversized kernels spilling from the top. Built to advertise a popcorn shop known for dozens of flavors, the sculpture remains an unmistakable roadside landmark on US 231.
Evansville, IN
Built in 1974, this approximately 35-foot Santa spent years moving between displays, a truck stop and even a junkyard before supporters restored it in 2016. It now stands upright again beside US 41, with a walkway and parking specifically allowing travelers to stop for photos.
Brazil, IN
In the 1950s, the nation of Brazil gave its Indiana namesake a massive granite reproduction of the Chafariz de São José fountain as a gesture of friendship. The roughly 40-foot-wide monument still stands near Nabuca Drive, although the fountain itself is generally dry.
Anderson, IN
Outside an Anderson collision shop, automobiles appear to dive nose-first into the ground alongside large dinosaur figures and other automotive art. The display sits at an active business at 1400 W. 29th Street, so it is best visited during normal business access rather than after the gates are closed.
Lagro, IN
Hanging Rock is the exposed remnant of an ancient coral reef formed hundreds of millions of years before Indiana existed as dry land. The limestone bluff rises abruptly over the Wabash River and is protected as a National Natural Landmark.
