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Natural Oddities

Lava Tree State Monument

Pahoa, Hawaii

A lava flow wrapped around living trees, leaving a forest of hollow stone molds after the wood vanished.

Giant Objects

Giant Uniroyal Tire

Allen Park, Michigan

An 80-foot tire beside Interstate 94 began life as a Ferris wheel at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Giant Objects

Giant Dalmatian Fire Hydrant

Beaumont, Texas

A 24-foot-tall working fire hydrant painted in Dalmatian spots stands outside Beaumont's fire museum, because even giant plumbing apparently needs a dog theme.

Historic Oddities

Indianapolis City Market Catacombs

Indianapolis, Indiana

A maze of brick arches beneath downtown Indianapolis, left behind by a vast public hall destroyed in 1958.

Giant Objects

Otto the Otter

Fergus Falls, Minnesota

A 40-foot concrete otter smiles over Grotto Lake, thanks to an ambitious high-school shop project.

Historic Oddities

Skull and Bones Tomb

New Haven, Connecticut

A nearly windowless brownstone known as the Tomb houses Yale's oldest and most mythologized secret society.

Giant Objects

World’s Largest Elk Antler Arch

Afton, Wyoming

More than 3,000 naturally shed elk antlers form a 75-foot arch spanning all four lanes of Afton's main street.

Giant Objects

World’s Largest Covered Porch Swing

Hebron, Nebraska

A 32-foot swing built with irrigation equipment waits in Hebron’s park.

Historic Oddities

Coney Island Hot Dog Stand

Bailey, Colorado

Shaped like a giant hot dog complete with bun and toppings, the Coney Island Hot Dog Stand is one of Colorado's most beloved roadside attractions. This…

Roadside Attractions

Maine Solar System Model

Presque Isle, Maine

Northern Maine turns U.S. Route 1 into a nearly 160-mile model of the solar system, with planets and dwarf planets scattered along the highway at a…

Roadside Attractions

Perry’s Nut House

Belfast, Maine

Since 1927, Perry's Nut House has mixed candy and souvenirs with a stuffed gorilla, giant hides, trick mirrors, vintage roadside spectacle, and something advertised simply as…

Natural Oddities

Sea Lion Caves

Florence, Oregon

An elevator drops visitors into an enormous natural basalt sea cave where wild Steller sea lions gather beside the crashing Pacific.