Childhood Misses

by emilyweisenreder

53 Places

Cornhenge

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Josh

Goldfield, Nevada

International Car Forest of the Last Church

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Added by kepiblanc67

Bordeaux, France

Falling Car of Bordeaux

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

etiennebara

Added by etiennebara

San Diego, California

Fallen Star

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Added by johnbins

Sparwood, British Columbia

The World's Largest Tandem Axle Truck

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

Kergin

Added by Kergin

Kerhonkson, New York

Gnome Chomsky

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

thecolorsrun

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Douglas, Wyoming

Former World's Largest Jackalope

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Charlevoix, Michigan

Former World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Arlington, Virginia

Arlington Temple United Methodist Church

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

Ike Allen

Added by Ike Allen

Fort Stockton, Texas

Paisano Pete

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Added by Ashawnta

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

K Cady

Added by K Cady

The Traveling Man

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Meadville, Pennsylvania

PennDOT Road Sign Sculpture Garden

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

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Winlock, Washington

Winlock Egg

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

Added by arsnider2011

Long Beach, Washington

Washington's Largest Frying Pan

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Added by arsnider2011

Zillah, Washington

Teapot Dome Service Station

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

littlebrumble

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Winslow, Arizona

Two Guns

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

Gerlach, Nevada

Fly Geyser

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Tre

Eclectic Menagerie Park

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

hymnherself

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Mecca, California

International Banana Museum

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

anhie

Oaks, Pennsylvania

World's Largest Slinky

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

Chittick

Added by Chittick

The Drive-Thru Museum

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Mom0ja

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Giant Lady Legs of Henderson

The largest legs you'll ever see on a country road in North Carolina.

Added by julieruin

Cedar Creek, Texas

Ms. Pearl

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Spencer Darr

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Port Byron, Illinois

Will B. Rolling Mississippi River Statue

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

Added by clarkmaxwell

Casa Grande, Arizona

The Domes

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Added by chlico

Joshua Tree, California

The Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

anhie

Alamogordo, New Mexico

PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio

This is one really big nut.

Added by parkclay

Blackfoot, Idaho

Idaho Potato Museum

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Added by mreniche

Collinsville, Illinois

World's Largest Catsup Bottle

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

bradenh83

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San Antonio, Texas

World's Largest Cowboy Boots

These boots are made for selfies.

satxwdavis

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The Colony, Texas

Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

KimMurrayMcD

Added by KimMurrayMcD

Alton, Illinois

World's Tallest Man Statue

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Added by thescousewife

Wellington County, Prince Edward Island

Edouard Arsenault Bottle Houses

Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.

serflac

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Southwest Harbor, Maine

Mount Desert Spring Blues Brothers

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

Austin, Minnesota

Spam Museum

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Jonesport, Maine

Maine Coast Sardine History Museum

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

Added by cgracemo

Middleton, Wisconsin

National Mustard Museum

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

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Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Bishopville, South Carolina

The Button Museum

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

jekinthebox

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Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

The Toy and Action Figure Museum

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

Augustine

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La Crosse, Kansas

Kansas Barbed Wire Museum

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

New York, New York

John M. Mossman Lock Collection

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

Added by Brook WilenskyLanford

Collettsville, North Carolina

The House of Mugs

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Added by AnnaMosity

Little Rock, Arkansas

Billy Bass Adoption Center

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Nicholas Jackson

Added by Nicholas Jackson

Le Roy, New York

The JELL-O Gallery Museum

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Matt Blitz

Added by Matt Blitz

Rose Hill, North Carolina

The World's Largest Operational Frying Pan

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Chittick

Added by Chittick