Strange landmarks or tourist attractions

[Fezticle98]

Have you ever been to any odd landmark, tourist spot, or roadside attraction?

I've been to the (purportedly) world's smallest Taco Bell in Lake Tahoe, CA and seen the world's smallest police station (it's a phone booth) in Carabelle, FL.

Impressive? No. Weird? Perhaps.

[PapaBear]

Just down the road from me... (http://www.dinosaurland.com/)


Joseph Geraci built Dinosaur Land in the mid-1960s, when the land was a barren expanse at the highway crossroads of US 522 and 340. The property is now overgrown with tall pines, and many of the fiberglass giants are obscured in the shadows of a "prehistoric rainforest."


http://www.dinosaurland.com/images/megalo.jpg


There has been some recent minor vandalism, including the theft of King Kong's biplane. The replacement is smaller and doesn't look quite right -- Joann admits that they "couldn't remember exactly what the old one looked like."


http://www.virginiawind.com/virginia_travel/images/dinosaur_land_00.jpg http://www.virginiawind.com/virginia_travel/images/dinosaur_land_10.jpg

[Kathleen From The Bronx]

It's in Mitchell, South Dakota.....and it's a palace..... a palace made of corn..

http://www.mediasd.com/gallery/tiffs/000126.jpg

Don't know why exactly we veered off course to see this place on our cross country roadtrip.... It seemed like a great idea at the time.... but once we got there I kept thinking, "What the hell am I doing here ....in this....corn palace...??" Sometimes ya get sucked into such detours after days and days driving I guess.... I'll tell ya, my real favorite fun fact about the Corn Palace is that on the way there we drove past a gas station and convenience store called, "Kum and Go."

Of THAT I made sure to take a photo.... Show the grandkids one day....

[topless_mike]

when i was in bermuda, we saw the worlds smallest drawbridge.
it was like 23" long, or some shit like that.

there is also the worlds largest peanut down in georgia

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ga/GAASHpeanut99.jpg

[buzzard]

Wisconsin has that HUGE 6-pack of Old Style...I know it's not so weird yet it is..to me anyway,mmmmmmm beer!

[A.J.]

Holy Land in "The Brass City"-- Waterbury, CT.

http://horzepa.com/blog/wp-content/images/holyland/02.jpg

[StupidGirlllll]

This is fun while driving down south on 1-95 seeing all the Pedro Says Signs.

http://www.pedroland.com/images/littleman.jpg

[sr71blackbird]

http://www.zippythepinhead.com/media/1places/duck.jpg

The Big Duck in Flanders, Long Island

It is not much bigger than a garage, but you can go into it and it has a gift shop inside it.

[Fezticle98]

This is fun while driving down south on 1-95 seeing all the Pedro Says Signs.

http://www.pedroland.com/images/littleman.jpg

In all my trips up and down I-95, I think I've only stopped there once. Tremendous willpower. Then again, I do need an "I Slept with Pedro" t-shirt.

[IMSlacker]

We have a few in Houston.

The Orange Show
http://www.orangeshow.org/orangeshow_gallery/images/P1010042.jpg

The beer can house
http://www.orangeshow.org/beercan_gallery/images/beercan.jpg

The Art Car Museum
http://www.fecalface.com/content/2%20art-car-28.jpg

[waltermitty]

Giant Peanut Ashburn, Ga

http://www.toadgold.com/images/2002/tgwt-07182002-michael-mazur-the-peanut-monument-ashburn-ga.jpg

[SatCam]

the balanced rock in north salem

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Balanced_Rock%2C_North_Salem%2C_NY.jpg/638px-Balanced_Rock%2C_North_Salem%2C_NY.jpg

[Kathleen From The Bronx]

In all my trips up and down I-95, I think I've only stopped there once. Tremendous willpower. Then again, I do need an "I Slept with Pedro" t-shirt.

Pedro sez, "I never SAUSAGE a place!"
.... and then there's a big cartoon sausage up there on the billboard..... That's my favorite!

[Heather 8]

The Big Orange Moose in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.

http://www.agilitynut.com/p/ormoose2.jpg

Why is it orange? Nobody knows, nobody cares.

[drjoek]

http://www.zippythepinhead.com/media/1places/duck.jpg

The Big Duck in Flanders, Long Island

It is not much bigger than a garage, but you can go into it and it has a gift shop inside it.

Beat me to it.

My Story

My family has had a cottage in the Hamptons for 60 years and growing up before the LIE 495 was completed the only way to traverse the length of Long Island was in the old Country Squire Wagon, AM radio tuned to newsradio 88(traffic and weather on the 8s) and no air conditioner,vinyl seats with 4 kids was to take Route 24 end to end on LI. We knew we were getting close to the house when we would anticipate and finally see the Big Duck. I hold a special place in my heart for the big Duck.
Took my kids to see it off the LIE in the fully individual climate controlled, full leather Honda Pilot, with sattelite radio and navigation system each kid with ipod and cell phone at the ready.
"Look kids its the Big Duck"
"Whatever Dad, Can we just get to the house already I want to go swim"

I guess we're building our own family memories and traditions

http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/writing/folio/vol2/duck_side.jpg

[Fat_Sunny]

Beat me to it.

My Story

My family has had a cottage in the Hamptons for 60 years


Damn, Dr. Joe....Lucky You!!!!

For Some Reason, F_S Had It In His Mind That You Were From Tennessee. Do You Actually Live In NY?? Maybe The "Out Of The Trailer" Comment Gave F_S That Idea???

Anyway, The Fact That These Landmarks Exist At All Makes F_S Proud That He Lives In Such A Goofy Country With A Sense Of Humor And Marketing Genius And Creative Individual Expression. Although Some Think They Represent The Worst Of America, F_S Thinks They Signify All That Is Good!!!

[drjoek]

Damn, Dr. Joe....Lucky You!!!!

For Some Reason, F_S Had It In His Mind That You Were From Tennessee. Do You Actually Live In NY?? Maybe The "Out Of The Trailer" Comment Gave F_S That Idea???

Anyway, The Fact That These Landmarks Exist At All Makes F_S Proud That He Lives In Such A Goofy Country With A Sense Of Humor And Marketing Genius And Creative Individual Expression. Although Some Think They Represent The Worst Of America, F_S Thinks They Signify All That Is Good!!!

Stole the location quote from Kid Rock The doc is from CT. My Grandfather built the little cottage with his NYPD Irish cop money and it still in the family share it with my brother. Don't get to spend enough time at it.

Remember a trip to the Jersey Shore and seeing this
Lucy the Margate Elephant

http://www.ronsaari.com/stockImages/roadsideAttractions/lucy.jpg

[mdr55]

Remember a trip to the Jersey Shore and seeing this
Lucy the Margate Elephant

http://www.ronsaari.com/stockImages/roadsideAttractions/lucy.jpg

I'm planning a trip to check it out on my next trip to A.C.

[Midkiff]

There's always the giant peach in Gaffney, SC.

http://www.clansinclairsc.org/images/scpeach2.jpg

I always thought it also subtly looked like a freshly-spanked ass.

[Furtherman]

As soon as my kids are old enough to learn I'm taking them here and telling them it was real.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2008/11/Tyrannosaurus_v_Union.jpghttp://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2008/11/Raptor_Attack.jpg

The Alternate History Theme Park Where Dinosaurs Fought the Civil War (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10790)

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2008/11/Tricerotops_Tree.jpg

[skyscraper]

There's always the giant peach in Gaffney, SC.

http://www.clansinclairsc.org/images/scpeach2.jpg

I always thought it also subtly looked like a freshly-spanked ass.

that would be a great photo for a big bertha golf club ad.

[harvey_birdman]

There used to be a giant Paul Bunyan looking guy not far from here, but it fell over when a drunk driver crashed into it so it is gone now.

[BlackSpider]

There used to be a giant Paul Bunyan looking guy not far from here, but it fell over when a drunk driver crashed into it so it is gone now.

right there.
in Brainard...?

[Devo37]

haven't been there, but i'd like to visit Coral Castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Castle)in Florida.

[RhinoinMN]

There used to be a giant Paul Bunyan looking guy not far from here, but it fell over when a drunk driver crashed into it so it is gone now.

Any Paul Bunyan figure outside of MN is sacrilege.

[~Katja~]

There used to be a giant Paul Bunyan looking guy not far from here, but it fell over when a drunk driver crashed into it so it is gone now.

wow, the birdman is still around

[Jujubees2]

The Big Blue Bug in Providence

http://caolanmadden.com/BigBlueBug.gif

[jennysmurf]

If you ever have a reason to drive through Metropolis, IL, you'll find enough strange things to keep you busy for....well....minutes. There's a big Superman statue (they've adopted Superman cause they're Metropolis--get it?), a kinda big rock painted green to look like kryptonite, and a HUGE statue in front of the Big John supermarket of, you guessed it, Big John. I have pictures of all these things, but I'm in the pictures and I look goofy. :down:

[jennysmurf]

The Big Blue Bug in Providence

http://caolanmadden.com/BigBlueBug.gif

Oh! I love that bug! He reminded me that I was almost to Little Compton, RI. I used to drive there every summer from Connecticut, and that's a long, boring drive.

[~Katja~]

If you ever have a reason to drive through Metropolis, IL, you'll find enough strange things to keep you busy for....well....minutes. There's a big Superman statue (they've adopted Superman cause they're Metropolis--get it?), a kinda big rock painted green to look like kryptonite, and a HUGE statue in front of the Big John supermarket of, you guessed it, Big John. I have pictures of all these things, but I'm in the pictures and I look goofy. :down:

goofy jenn is good jenn. bring them on

[BlackSpider]

goofy jenn is good jenn. bring them on

yeah, let us be the judge...

[PapaBear]

The castle in Berkeley Springs, WV.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2111/1503244228_1e5dfae3db.jpg

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/scenic-drive-in-west-virginia-washington-heritage-trail-ga-5.jpg

http://www.census.gov/history/img/castle.jpg

It used to be open to the public. A few years ago it was purchased as a personal residence. The guy who owns it also owns about half of the property in town, a bunch of property in Tennessee (or something like that) and two homes in the Hamptons.

It overlooks a warm springs park with another tourist attraction. George Washington's bathtub.

http://i.pbase.com/g4/96/675696/2/62938399.WVjCDHZH.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2446460988_c672c1febe.jpg?v=0

[~Katja~]

been there in 99'

Swarovski Crystal world
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2624112223_b8c83790d1.jpg

[jennysmurf]

Here's me and "Big John" that's all you get, the others are even less flattering. Look! It was late and cold and we were bored and being silly and it was raining and my pants were too baggy and I was wearing my sister's huge sweater and...and...and....oh forget it.

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v173/183/111/37700213/n37700213_32203267_9624.jpg


Happy now?

[drusilla]

The Big Blue Bug in Providence

http://caolanmadden.com/BigBlueBug.gif



my parents were exterminators & i always think of my dad when i pass by that thing. i would always tell him that he needed something like that for the roof of his office in the bronx.

[jennysmurf]

my parents were exterminators & i always think of my dad when i pass by that thing. i would always tell him that he needed something like that for the roof of his office in the bronx.

And you were right--everyone needs a big bug on their roof. :happy: The world would be a much nicer place.

[Jujubees2]

The Big Blue Bug in Providence

http://caolanmadden.com/BigBlueBug.gif

Oh! I love that bug! He reminded me that I was almost to Little Compton, RI. I used to drive there every summer from Connecticut, and that's a long, boring drive.

Did you also see the dog made of car bumpers at the auto body shop next door? I don't think it's there anymore.

[jennysmurf]

Did you also see the dog made of car bumpers at the auto body shop next door? I don't think it's there anymore.

No, but that would've been super-neat!

[Hottub]

I can't even count the number of times I've driven past
The World's Tallest Water Sphere!

http://static.flickr.com/26/40826721_e83fcc956f.jpg

[biggestmexi]

Cabazon Dino's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabazon_Dinosaurs)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1224/1352725767_d533510430.jpg?v=0
The Alamo - although not strange but still
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/85/78385-004-4D20E900.jpg
Molly's
http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/6lP2vOldhmLYglzdSxEN4w/l
Lombard St. San Fran. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombard_Street_(San_Francisco))Be careful with that pic.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Lombard1.jpg