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Roadside Attractions

Corbin, Kentucky

Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Seeing America Through Its Roadside Signs

A photographer captured the handmade, the unusual, the downright puzzling.

Pearse Anderson January 7, 2021

Marlborough, Connecticut

Snake Rock

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

Nashville, Indiana

The Sock Barn

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

Lee's Legendary Marbles & Collectables

Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.

East Greenville, Pennsylvania

Rainbow Tomatoes Garden

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

Balladonia, Australia

BallaGNOMEia

Gnomes have taken over a rest stop on Australia's longest straight road.

Murray Town, Australia

Charlie's Aeroplane

One man’s legacy soars high on the wings of a miniature plane.

7 Inexplicably Huge Animals in South Dakota

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Fuel Your Imagination With Glorious Photos of Odd Gas Stations

This isn't a good time for cross-country car rides. Good thing John Margolies took a camera on his many road trips.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 20, 2020

Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell With the Genius Behind America’s Best Roadside Attraction

Yokai Yashiki (Monster and Stone Museum)

Hidden by the road in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together the folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Peninsula, Ohio

Bath Road Heronry

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

Landrum, South Carolina

Silver Springs Filling Station

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

Newberry Springs, California

Bagdad Cafe

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Conyers, Georgia

Cow Tower

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

Brighton, England

Patcham Pylon

This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.

Amarillo, Texas

The Second Amendment Cowboy

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.