Oddities Guide - Oddity Almanac

Most Colorful Roadside Attractions in America

Discover eight brilliantly colorful roadside attractions, from painted Cadillac fins and a desert car forest to glittering folk art and wind-powered whirligigs.

State Oddities

Top 5 North Carolina Oddities

Explore five unusual North Carolina attractions, from a walk-in camera obscura and wind-powered sculptures to giant furniture and a shell-shaped service station.

State Oddities

Top 5 Connecticut Oddities

Discover five unusual Connecticut attractions, including classic movie monsters, USS Nautilus, the Skull and Bones Tomb, PEZ memorabilia, and Gillette Castle.

Regional Oddities

Best Oddities in the Midwest

Discover ten of the Midwest’s best oddities, from Carhenge and City Museum to giant prairie sculptures, a rotating jail, and a town celebrating Captain Kirk.

State Oddities

Top 5 South Dakota Oddities

Explore five unusual South Dakota attractions, from mammoth bones and corn murals to a skeleton walking a dinosaur, Wall Drug, and the Cosmos Mystery Area.

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Top 5 Arkansas Oddities

Discover five unusual Arkansas attractions, from diamond hunting and the Crescent Hotel to a forest chapel, a soaring lookout, and a mill made to fool the…

State Oddities

Top 5 Texas Oddities

Explore five unusual Texas attractions, including an Eiffel Tower in a cowboy hat, giant boots, Stonehenge II, and two wonderfully weird Austin stops.

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Top 5 Louisiana Oddities

Discover five unusual Louisiana attractions, from New Orleans’ Singing Oak and historic pharmacy to a mystery submarine and Rayne’s colorful frog statues.

Oddity Types

Giant Everyday Objects That Became Tourist Attractions

Six familiar objects grew into unforgettable attractions: a giant popcorn ball, rubber stamp, tire, porch swing, Rubik’s Cube and seven-story basket.

State Oddities

Top 5 Idaho Oddities

Discover five Idaho oddities, from Wallace’s Center of the Universe to Craters of the Moon, a historic reactor, a potato museum and Shoshone’s ice caves.

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Top 5 Iowa Oddities

Explore five Iowa oddities, including a rotating jail, Captain Kirk’s future birthplace, a giant popcorn ball, Villisca’s historic house and Dubuque’s steep railway.

State Oddities

Top 5 Vermont Oddities

Discover five Vermont oddities, including a landlocked steamboat, intricate insect art, a scrap-wood dinosaur, remarkable granite memorials and an eclectic museum.