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The family loaded up in the car, singing along to the radio on the way to some awesome destination to create beloved family memories ... What's not to love about the lure of the open road and the web of highways and byways connecting one city or town to another? Well, there's the boredom, for one. Sure, driving along in the family car means freedom, and it can come at a lower cost than splurging on airplane tickets, but don't let the allure of the classic road trip gloss over the fact that all that driving can be just plain boring. The monotony of the blacktop, combined with the short attention span of kids, can make being cooped up in the car on your way somewhere just plain miserable.
Thank goodness for the roadside attraction. These venues, which are scattered all over the world, serve as the perfect distraction from the confines of that car or SUV you've been riding in for the last 400 miles. While some are educational, and others are worth going out of your way for, most are designed to be slightly offbeat, if not downright cheesy or campy, but totally in a good way.
So buckle up and join us for a tour of some of the greatest roadside attractions seen 'round the country. Top travelers will be able to match most of them to the correct state—can you? Prove it with this quiz!
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Advertising itself as the World's Only Corn Palace, this roadside attraction is right off I-90. Can you guess where it's located?
South Dakota
Visitors traveling along I-90 can swing through Mitchell, South Dakota to check out their very unique Corn Palace. Built in 1921, it consists of a Moorish-style building that attracts half a million visitors a year, according to the Palace's website. And no, it's not actually made of corn. It was built using traditional wood, steel and concrete but is decorated with murals made from corn and grains, which are remade each year with a new theme.
Florida
California
New York
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Which Southern state, birthplace of Jimmy Carter, would you have to visit to view a peanut in the former president's image?
Texas
Georgia
Jimmy Carter was a simple peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia before he became the 39th U.S. President. Today, a 13-foot statue of a smiling peanut stands in this Georgia city, serving as a curiosity for anyone passing along on State Route 280.
Arizona
Arkansas
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The iconic Hood Milk Bottle sits next to a popular children's museum in this New England city famous for its Tea Party. Can you name it?
Manhattan
Newark
Providence
Boston
Built in 1930, the 40-foot-tall Hood Milk Bottle lay abandoned before it was placed next to the Boston Children's Museum in 1977. Now visitors to the museums can gawk at the red and white curiosity and even pick up a sweet treat from the ice cream parlor located within the bottle's base.
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A long day of driving can leave anyone needing a drink. Know where you can find the world's largest six-pack?
Washington
Kansas
Wisconsin
Halfway between Minneapolis and Milwaukee, drivers on I-90 might find their mouths watering as they pass through La Crosse, Wisconsin, the home of the world's largest six-pack. In the 1960s, brewer G. Heileman had the brilliant idea to paint their six white storage tanks to resemble a case of suds. The building's new owner decided to continue the tradition in the 21st century, rebranding the "cans" as La Crosse Lager. A 15-foot-tall King of Beer statue next to the attraction only adds to its appeal.
Louisiana
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You never sausage a place! Signs along I-95 direct travels to South of the Border, which is situated in this state.
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
As you cross the border into South Carolina on I-95, you'll find yourself gazing up at a 200-foot-tall sombrero, which marks one of the campiest roadside attractions you'll ever see. At South of the Border, you can dine in a sombrero, buy Mexican-themed souvenirs or meet local mascot, Pedro. Even if you don't stop at this Dillon, SC attraction, you might enjoy the nearly 200 billboards that line the highway for miles in either direction, advertising South of the Border with lines like "You're always a wiener at Pedro's."
North Carolina
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The whole troll-under-the-bridge fairy tale comes to life with the creepy Fremont Troll, which is located under Highway 99 in this northwest state.
Washington
Norwegian folklore and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" comes to life in Seattle, Washington thanks to the Fremont Troll. This 18-foot-tall sculpture features the head and shoulders of a troll rising out from the earth below the Aurora Ave Bridge, a VW Beetle crushed in one giant hand. Every autumn, locals celebrate Troll-o-ween to honor this beloved attraction.
Idaho
Iowa
Utah
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Can you guess which Canadian province bills itself as home to the world's largest lobster?
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
The icy waters of the North Atlantic are some of the best in the world for lobster fishermen. In Sheridac, New Brunswick, a 35-foot-high, 16-foot-long structure that the town bill's as the world's largest lobster sits atop a concrete base to greet visitors. In place since 1989, the attraction is free and open to all, and you can even climb up on top to maximize selfie shots.
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Just off Interstate 8 west of Yuma, you can tour an attraction that bills itself as the Official Center of the World. Know where it's located?
Texas
Mexico
California
Apparently, the Official Center of the World lies in the Sonoran Desert in Southern California, just north of the Mexican border. Founded in 1986, the site consists of a church, a granite pyramid and the Museum of History in Granite, where historical information is carved onto granite slabs for posterity.
Oklahoma
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Name the East Coast beach town that has served as home to Lucy the Elephant since 1881.
Ocean City, MD
Margate, NJ
Just down the road from Atlantic City, Lucy the Elephant has been welcoming visitors to the beach town of Margate since 1881. Installed to attract tourists and promote local businesses, the 6-story elephant measures 65 feet high. For a small fee, you can climb to the top via a winding staircases inside the belly of the beast.
Hilton Head, SC
Virginia Beach, VA
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What may or may not be the world's largest Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. No, not that one. It's actually a city in this 49th U.S. state.
New Mexico
Maine
Alaska
The town of North Pole, Alaska loves Santa Claus, as evidenced by street names like Saint Nicholas Drive and Santa Claus Lane. If you're passing through along Alaska Highway 2, stop by The Santa Claus House. It's really hard to miss it, thanks to the 42-foot-tall statue of St. Nick installed out front.
Michigan
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How would you feel if your neighbor was a chest of drawers? It could be, if you moved to High Point in this state.
North Carolina
In the heart of High Point, North Carolina—a city with a long history of furniture production—sits a huge chest of drawers. It dwarfs the homes and businesses located nearby and comes complete with a pair of socks hanging out of one drawer. If you're cruising along I-74, stop in High Point to take a selfie with this giant bureau.
Maryland
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
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Visitors to Badlands National Park often stop at Wall Drug to find out what the heck a jackalope is. Which state is home to this I-90 attraction?
South Dakota
Interstate 90 through South Dakota is packed full of roadside attractions to lure visitors traveling to the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood and Sturgis. The tiny town of Wall has just 800 residents, but 2 million people stop at the famous Wall Drug each year, according to the New York Times. This once-small-town pharmacy offers free ice water and five-cent coffee, plus an enormous shopping area ... but beware of jackalopes!
Tennessee
New York
Alabama
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Just 288 miles south of Salt Lake City, you can visit Hole N" the Rock, a 5,000-square-foot home carved into the mountains of this state.
California
Nevada
Utah
What began as a small diner carved into the rock face in the 1940s has turned into a Utah tourist attraction that draws 500 visitors a day, according to Country Living. Hole N" the Rock, and yes, that's the correct spelling, consists of 14 rooms cut out of rock by a single family. While it's no longer occupied, you can take a tour or visit the petting zoo set up outside where State Highway 191 meets 491.
Idaho
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You've seen this donut-topped shop in movies and TV, but can you guess which California city has been home to Randy's Donuts since the '50s?
San Diego
Los Angeles
The original Randy's Donuts, a drive-up bakery with a 32-foot-diameter donut on the roof, is located where La Cienaga Blvd meets the 405 in Los Angeles, California near LAX. They sell 60 varieties of donuts at this establishment, which has appeared in films like "2012" and "Iron Man 2."
Sacramento
San Francisco
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Featured in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," which state's Riverside County is home to a duo known as the Cabazon Dinosaurs?
California
Since 1975, the 150-foot-long Dippy the Dinosaur has been greeting travelers passing through Cabazon, California along I-10, which connects L.A. and Phoenix. He was joined by the 65-foot tall Mr. Rex in the '80s. While you can still stop by and visits the dinos if you're in the area, be aware that the site got a new owner in the '90s, and signs throughout the creationist-themed attraction now include information about animals and evolution that conflict with generally accepted science.
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Michigan
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If you really, really like clowns, or you enjoy being terrified, book a stay at the Clown Motel in the city of Tonopah in this Western state.
Montana
Texas
Nevada
Where Highway 6 meets Highway 95 in southern Nevada, you'll find a treasure known as the Clown Motel. Decorated with hundreds of clowns, this attraction that Travel and Leisure once called the "world's creepiest motel" is about halfway between Vegas and Reno. Oh, and it looks out over an old cemetery, just in case the whole clown thing wasn't scary enough on its own.
Oregon
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Which state would you have to visit to view the Blue Whale, a sculpture measuring 20 feet high and 80 feet long with a toothy grin?
New York
Arkansas
Virginia
Oklahoma
Built in 1972 along old Route 66, the Blue Whale is an attraction located in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Once a swimming dock for the nearby pond, it closed in 1988, but it has since been restored and you can visit the site for free if you're ever in the area—or if you really like whales and want to take a road trip.
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Hit a home run with a trip to this state, where you can view the world's largest baseball bat at the Louisville Slugger Museum.
Kentucky
The Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory has been building baseball bats since 1884. Today, visitors to this Kentucky town can tale in the world's largest baseball bat, which at 120 feet tall, dwarfs the five-story building it leans against. There's also a limestone glove nearby which weighs a whopping 17 tons.
Montana
Nebraska
Oregon
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Just outside of Amarillo, ten half-buried cars make up an attraction called Cadillac Ranch. Think you know where it's located?
Iowa
Vermont
West Virginia
Texas
Since 1974, Cadillac Ranch outside of Amarillo, Texas has been drawing in the crowds. The attraction consists of ten brightly painted Cadillacs buried in a way that makes them stand up in the air. For a grittier version of this attraction, head to Alliance, Nebraska and visit Carhenge, a Stonehenge-like structure made of cars that have been painted gray to resemble stone.
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If Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster are your BFFs, head up I-295 in this state to visit the International Cryptozoology Museum.
Washington
Deleware
Maine
The International Crytozoology Museum can be found off I-295 along the Fore River in Portland, Maine. Dedicated to cryptids—animals that may or may not have ever existed—this place features displays dedicated to mermaids, sea serpents, Bigfoot and other mysterious beings. And yes, they even have hair and fecal samples of dubious origins.
Michigan
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Which country, home to Lake Geneva, sports a sculpture of the world's largest fork?
Russia
Switzerland
Roadside attractions aren't only found in the U.S. If you're ever visiting the Swiss Alps, swing by Vevey, Switzerland and take in the world's largest fork, which measures 26 feet long and 4 feet wide. If you want to complete your cutlery tour, stop by Minneapolis, Minnesota to view Spoonbridge and Cherry, which features a massive metal spoon complete with a cherry on top.
Canada
Poland
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Disco didn't die in the '70s ... It's still alive and well at the world's largest disco ball, located on this English island.
Ireland
Isle of Man
Isle of Wigt
The town of Blackpool in North West England claims to have the world's largest disco ball, and while their 20-foot-diameter attraction is impressive, the Guinness Book of World Records give the largest disco ball title to one found on the Isle of Wigt in Southern England. Built for an event called Bestival, the ball is a whopping 33 feet in diameter, putting even the funkiest disco balls to shame.
Eigg
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Do you know which state is home to a 55-foot-tall statue of the Jolly Green Giant, which towers over nearby I-90?
Minnesota
Just 125 miles south of Minneapolis lies Blue Earth, Minnesota, a tiny town that attracts I-90 travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of the Jolly Green Giant. Built by a local radio station in 1979, the advertising icon is linked to the Green Giant Company, a business that has been helping Americans eat their veggies since 1903.
Georgia
New Jersey
Virginia
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His name is Woinic, and at 30 feet tall, he's clearly in the running for the world's biggest boar title. Which country does this critter call home?
England
France
France can do zany roadside attractions just as well as the U.S. when they try. For proof, look to Woinic, a steel-framed boar that overlooks Autoroute A34 near Saulces-Monclin. Weighing in at 50 tons, he has been entertaining travelers to this part of Northern France since 2008.
Greece
Spain
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The most famous attraction claiming to hold the world's largest ball of twine is located in this state ... The same one Dorothy was trying to return to.
Louisiana
Maryland
Kansas
Every year since 1953, the town of Cawker City in Kansas has held an annual Twine-a-thon, inviting locals to add to their twine ball, which they advertise as the world's largest. Travelers hoping to spot the largest twine ball wound by one person, however, should head for Darwin, Minnesota, which has a 12-foot-diameter ball made by a single resident between 1950 and 1979.
Maine
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If you can't make it to Brazil to see the famous Christ the Redeemer, check out Christ of the Ozarks in this Southern state.
Ohio
Illinois
Arizona
Arkansas
Built to welcome visitors to a now-defunct theme park in 1966, Christ of the Ozarks towers 65 feet over the city of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Featured in season three of "True Detective," the statue's other claim to fame is that one of its designers also worked on Mt. Rushmore.
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H.G. Wells once lived in this country, which installed a silver Martian sculpture in Surrey to honor his legacy. Guess its location.
England
Southwest of London in Surrey, England, you can view the 23-foot-tall gleaming silver statue known as The Martian. Installed in 1998 to mark the 100th anniversary of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," the attraction is complete with long, spindly legs, tentacles and bacteria, which should be familiar to anyone who has read the book.
Canada
Australia
China
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Which state would you have to visit to check out the world's largest truck stop, which is located on I-80 and complete with museum and movie theater?
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Iowa
The world's largest truck stop is situated on I-80 in Walcott, Iowa. It has parking for 800 big rigs, and drivers can have a bite, see a dentist, get a haircut or wash themselves, their laundry or their truck. Every year, the site plays host to the Trucker's Jamboree, featuring the Trucker Olympics.
Utah
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London Bridge really was falling down, so it was shipped off to Lake Havasu City in this U.S. state, where it still stands today.
Arizona
Built in 1831, the 1,000-foot long London Bridge spanning the Thames River was starting to sink by the '60s, so the British government sold it to a buyer in the U.S. Since 1971, the granite bridge has been in use in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, a lake town on the Arizona-California border.
Colorado
New Mexico
California
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The city of Bowman is home to a campy UFO Welcome City. Can you guess which Southern state it's located in?
Texas
Mississippi
Florida
South Carolina
If a UFO ever does visit Earth, let's hope it heads for Bowman, South Carolina. Here, in one unassuming backyard near State Route 178, you'll find a UFO Welcome Center. Complete with not one, but two UFOs, the attraction is open to the public, and its creator even lives in one of the vessels when the weather cooperates.
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It's only fitting that the world's tallest thermometer is located near Death Valley, but can you guess which state is home to this attraction?
Wyoming
California
Drivers along I-15 in Baker, California are greeted by a thermometer soaring 134 feet over the surrounding desert landscape. This height was chosen specifically because it's the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth, in nearby Death Valley on July 10, 1913, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. And yes, there is a gift shop at the base.
Montana
Alaska
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Which state would you have to visit to view the world's largest collection of the smallest versions of the world's largest items?
Wets Virginia
Texas
Vermont
Kansas
Northwest of Wichita, Kansas off of Highway 18 lies the town of Lucas, Kansas. It's here where artist Erika Nelson creates miniature versions of the world's largest items, from ketchup bottles to thermometers and everything in between. Her collection can be viewed at a museum on Main Street, which opened in 2017.
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Rumor has it that Mothmen once flew over this state, so they built a statue of them. Where would you have to travel to view this strange attraction?
Indiana
Wyoming
West Virginia
Since the '60s, rumors around Point Pleasant, West Virginia have told the tale of a mothman who terrorized the locals. The story became a film called "The Mothman Prophecies," as well as a 12-foot steel statue, complete with gleaming red eyes. You can view this creation where Route 62 meets Route 35 along the Ohio River.
Delaware
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Built by the Longaberger Company in 1997 just east of Columbus, which state is home to a massive basket-shaped building?
North Dakota
Ohio
The seven-story office building along Route 16 near Columbus, Ohio was meant to house the bustling operations of the Longaberger Basket Company—which explains why the building is shaped like a giant basket. Sadly, the company went out of business by 2018, leaving this fine example of mimetic architecture ready for a new owner.
Kentucky
Arizona
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Guess the U.S. city, which is home to the Liberty Bell, where visitors can take in a 45-foot-tall clothespin sculpture?
Philadelphia
Since 1976, visitors to Philadelphia's City Hall have been greeted by the site of a giant steel clothespin sculpture, but it's not the only one around. A similar clothespin, this one made of wood, pinches a mound of grass and dirt in a park near Liege in Chaudfontaine, Belgium.
New York City
Miami
San Diego
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Name the Southwestern state where yellow billboards direct unsuspecting travelers to the wonders of The Thing!
New Mexico
California
Arizona
P.T. Barnum would have been proud ... Along a stretch of I-10 in Arizona between El Paso and Tucson, countless yellow billboards urge travelers to stop and see The Thing, a Mystery of the Desert. Once housed in a simple shed, this classic attraction got a major upgrade in 2018 when it was placed into a specially built Thing Museum. And no, we're not going to spoil the surprise by telling you what it is.
Texas
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The town of Beaverlodge celebrated its 75th anniversary by erecting a massive beaver statue. Know where in Canada it can be found?
Alberta
Along Highway 43 in Alberta, Canada lies the tiny town of Beaverlodge. To commemorate their 75th anniversary in 2004, the town installed a massive beaver, weighing in at 1,500 pounds and sitting on a 1,500 pound log. The critter measures 18 feet long and 10 feet high, while the log is 20 feet long and 5 feet high, according to the town's website.
British Columbia
Quebec
Nova Scotia
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Around 150 miles west of Duluth in this U.S. state you'll find a statue of Paul Bunyon and Babe the blue ox. Name this state.
Maine
Oregon
Washington
Minnesota
Statues of folk hero Paul Bunyon can be found all over the U.S. One of the oldest is the 18-foot-tall figure installed in 1937 in Bemidji, Minnesota, which comes complete with a sculpture of Bunyon's pal Babe. One of the tallest ones, which was featured in the novel "It," is the 31-foot creation in Bangor, Maine.
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Choose the state where you can visit Salvation Mountain, which is just a few miles from the Salton Sea between I-8 and I-10.
Texas
California
Two hours from California's Joshua Tree National Park lies a curious desert creation known as Salvation Mountain. This man-made mountain of clay and earth, painted with Bible verses and religious imagery, measures 50 feet high and is spread over a 150-foot area of Niland, California.
Florida
Maryland
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It's only fitting that the world's largest hockey stick is in Canada, but can you guess the correct province for this attraction?
Quebec
British Columbia
On Vancouver Island in Duncan, British Columbia, hockey fans can take a gander at the world's largest hockey stick. Measuring 205 in length, it was built for an '86 Exposition before it was installed in front of a Duncan ice rink. The largest freestanding hockey stick lies across the border in Eveleth, MN and measures 110 feet long.
Manitoba
Alberta
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