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Since 2011, Quirky Travel Guy has been providing travel tips about road trips, national parks, solo travel, and offbeat roadside attractions in all 50 states and several countries. Follow along and find your next quirky adventure!
- Indianapolis
Indianapolis - Roadside Attractions and Quirky Museums:...
- Dole Plantation (Wahiawa, Hi)
The plantation also offers a few Combo Tours that combine...
- Giant Jesus and Mary Statues (Sioux City, IA
Giant Jesus and Mary Statues (Sioux City, IA - Roadside...
- Yukon Kissing Buildings (Dawson City, Yukon)
The Kissing Buildings Location: Dawson City, Yukon, Canada...
- Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum (San Antonio, Tx)
Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Museum. New location: The Colony,...
- Zzyzx Road (Baker, Ca)
Zzyzx Road Location: Near Baker, California When to visit:...
- Ocean Beach Pier Cafe (San Diego, Ca)
Ocean Beach Pier Cafe (San Diego, Ca) - Roadside Attractions...
- Sinking Bell Tower (Laoag, Philippines)
Sinking Bell Tower (Laoag, Philippines) - Roadside...
- Indianapolis
Find Attractions and Oddities. State Favorites. Roadside America App. Road trip tools for iPhone/iPad: discover what's nearby or along a route. Special research targets & photo galleries. Map-a-City. Web map pinpoints fun, odd attractions around a town or state. Search Tips.
This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions. Asia. Three-headed elephant of Erawan Museum, Thailand. Thailand. Great Buddha of Thailand. Europe. North America. Canada. The Big Nickel is a 9-metre-tall (30 ft) replica of a Canadian nickel. Alberta. World's Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, Alberta [1]
- Alabama // Self-Flushing Latrine. Location: Dauphin Island, Alabama. Soldiers stationed at Alabama's Fort Gaines during the Civil War enjoyed the rare luxury of dropping their waste into a special self-flushing latrine: Seated next to a few of their closest comrades, they would do their business, then let the tide from the Gulf of Mexico sweep everything away (which happened twice a day: once when the tide came in, and again when it went out).
- Alaska // Adak National Forest. Location: Ada Island, Alaska. At one point this "National Forest" boasted one whole tree. During WWII, U.S. Army General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
- Arizona // Santa's Land. Location: Santa Claus, Arizona. It's a ghost town. It's a winter wonderland. It's in the Mojave Desert. In 1937, real estate pro Nina Talbot founded this incongruously-themed town in an attempt attract land buyers, hoping that the chance to hang out with Santa Claus every day of the year would do the trick.
- Arkansas // Arkansas State Treasurer's Office. Location: Little Rock, Arkansas. What could be wackier than visiting a state treasurer's office? Sure, Arkansas has the not-at-all-creepy Burger Baths for Health sign, but they let you hold $500,000 in your hands at the Capitol Building.
Oct 15, 2020 · How to Find Roadside Attractions on a Road Trip. First things first – I always pull up Google Maps and enter my stating location and destination. From there, I compare the different routes and cities that I might want to see. Once I have a preliminary route, I start to look for lodging.
Dec 20, 2017 · We've rounded up the biggest, most bizarre American roadside attractions from coast to coast; all that's left for you to do is pack. And when you're in the mood for some serious relaxation, chart your course for the 20 Most Zen Places on Earth.
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