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Giant Objects

World’s Tallest Thermometer

Baker, California

Rising 134 feet above the Mojave Desert, the World's Tallest Thermometer is a giant roadside landmark built to celebrate one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded…

Historic Oddities

Air Mobility Command Museum

Dover, Delaware

Enormous cargo planes and flying tankers surround a historic hangar at Dover Air Force Base.

Curious Landmarks

National Park Seminary

Silver Spring, Maryland

A former women's school filled its campus with a miniature castle, Japanese-style pagoda, Dutch-style windmill, Swiss chalet, and other architectural fantasies that now survive inside a…

Natural Oddities

Mammoth Spring

Mammoth Spring, Arkansas

Nine million gallons of water surge from an underground system every hour to form the Spring River.

Curious Landmarks

American Gothic House

Eldon, Iowa

The tiny white farmhouse behind one of America's most famous paintings now supplies visitors with pitchforks and costumes.

Giant Objects

Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower

Collinsville, Illinois

Standing 170 feet tall beside the old Route 66 corridor in Collinsville, Illinois, this giant bottle-shaped water tower transformed a practical piece of industrial infrastructure into…

Historic Oddities

Babson’s Boulders

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Deep in Gloucester's abandoned Dogtown landscape, massive glacial boulders carry blunt carved commands such as COURAGE, WORK, TRUTH, and USE YOUR HEAD.

Natural Oddities

Petrified Tree

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

A tree buried by volcanic debris roughly 50 million years ago still stands upright, preserved almost entirely in stone.

Giant Objects

Johnny Kaw

Manhattan, Kansas

Standing among the trees of Manhattan, Kansas, Johnny Kaw is a towering concrete folk hero created to embody the tall tales and agricultural character of the…

Roadside Attractions

UFO Watchtower

Hooper, Colorado

Standing alone on Colorado’s remote San Luis Valley floor, the UFO Watchtower is a roadside attraction dedicated to the mysteries of the unexplained. This unusual observation…

Roadside Attractions

Lakenenland

Marquette, Michigan

Along Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a wooded roadside trail has been transformed into a sprawling junk-art wonderland. Lakenenland features more than 100 colorful sculptures welded from scrap…

Historic Oddities

El Dorado Gold Mine

Fairbanks, Alaska

Located along Alaska’s historic Yukon River route, the El Dorado Gold Mine offers visitors a glimpse into the harsh realities of the Klondike-era gold rush. This…