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sherryolet

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Places visited in Charlevoix, Michigan

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Places visited in Paradise, Michigan

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Places visited in Ingram, Texas

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Places visited in Wilson, Kansas

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Places edited in Terlingua, Texas

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Places visited in Burnet, Texas

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Florence, Kentucky

Florence Y'all Water Tower

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Seneca Falls, New York

Bridge Street Bridge

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Romulus, New York

Spud Chuckin'

Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.

larissahayden

Added by larissahayden

Trumansburg, New York

Taughannock Giant

A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.

Added by ari14850

Interlaken, New York

Rod Serling's Grave

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

Buffalo, New York

Shark Girl

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Erie, Pennsylvania

Schaefer's Auto Art

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

Added by adeleaschaefer

Ingram Dam

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

forssa

Added by forssa

Bob Wills Museum

A small museum dedicated to the king of Western swing.

verlindarrow

Added by verlindarrow

'Cast Away' Crossroads

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

shawadcock

Added by shawadcock

The Wheeler Historical Museum

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

ApolloJoe

Added by ApolloJoe

Shattuck, Oklahoma

Shattuck Windmill Museum

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

Allison

Added by Allison

Old Tobias Water Tower and Jail

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

jacksonhotaling

Added by jacksonhotaling

Midland Railroad Hotel

This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

Added by Sid089

World's Largest Czech Egg

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Added by taylor8793

Cawker City, Kansas

World's Largest Ball of Twine

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

kcmick

Added by kcmick

Lebanon, Kansas

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Added by Delireus

Concordia, Kansas

Whole Wall Mural

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

Added by kaylalayne

Quinter, Kansas

Castle Rock Badlands

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

Prairie Rambler

Added by Prairie Rambler

Bowl Plaza

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

The Garden of Eden

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

Jim Dickerman's Open Range Zoo

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

Added by mercedaiz

World's Largest Collection of Smallest Versions of Largest Things

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Lily Landes

Added by Lily Landes

Buffalo Bill Monument

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper