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Oddities Guide

State guides, road trips, collections, travel notes, and curious history.

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Bizarre Natural Formations Worth Visiting

Explore five bizarre natural formations, including Bisti’s hoodoos, an underground waterfall, Hawaiʻi’s green sand beach, Goblin Valley and Fantasy Canyon.

State Oddities

Top 5 Georgia Oddities

Explore five Georgia oddities, from BabyLand’s doll deliveries and Pasaquan’s vivid art to a forest of old cars, Monster Mansion and Marietta’s Big Chicken.

State Oddities

Top 5 Nebraska Oddities

Discover five Nebraska oddities, including Carhenge, Taylor’s painted Villagers, a Bigfoot museum, an enormous porch swing and thousands of clown dolls.

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Top 5 Tennessee Oddities

Explore five Tennessee oddities, from Knoxville’s giant Rubik’s Cube and golden Sunsphere to an underground lake, a shaker museum and Billy Tripp’s Mindfield.

Oddity Types

Best Giant Roadside Statues in America

A giant cow, a car-grabbing troll and a skeleton walking a dinosaur: eight giant roadside statues worth a detour on your next American road trip.

State Oddities

Top 5 Washington Oddities

Explore five Washington oddities, from Seattle’s curiosity shop and underground streets to a giant troll, an art-covered home, and Ape Cave.

State Oddities

Top 5 Indiana Oddities

Discover five Indiana oddities, including a rotating jail, underground catacombs, a giant stone jug, and Kokomo’s oversized park curiosities.

State Oddities

Top 5 California Oddities

Meet giant dinosaurs, explore underground gardens, and test your senses at five memorable California roadside oddities.

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Top 5 New Mexico Oddities

Explore five New Mexico oddities, from Roswell’s UFO Museum and the Bisti Badlands to Tinkertown, giant radio dishes, and Earthship homes.

Seasonal

Strange Places to Visit During the Fall

Plan an offbeat fall outing with eight strange places, from forest ruins and eccentric castles to giant trolls and classic movie monsters.

State Oddities

Top 5 Kentucky Oddities

From a goose-shaped house to a moonlit rainbow, these five Kentucky oddities make memorable road trip stops.

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Top 5 New Hampshire Oddities

Discover a forest art trail, an abandoned village, a roadside missile, mysterious stone chambers, and a staircase to nowhere.