roadside art

115 Places

Sebastopol, California

Patrick Amiot's Sonoma County Yard Art

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

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Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sculpture Garden

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

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Klamath, California

Trees of Mystery

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Santa Rosa, California

Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

serflac

Added by serflac

Newport Beach, California

Bunnyhenge

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

leiris

Added by leiris

Kingsburg, California

Swedish Coffee Pot Tower

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Guthbrand

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Twentynine Palms, California

Sunvale Village

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Added by cathyallen56

Inglewood, California

Randy's Donuts

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

CarolineK

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Coalinga, California

Iron Zoo

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

EricGrundhauser

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Amboy, California

Guardian Lions of Route 66

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Added by sixpenny waxworks

Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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Calipatria, California

Salvation Mountain

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Added by mbison

Los Angeles, California

Watts Towers

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Added by Mary Marshall Fowler

San Francisco, California

Secret Tiled Staircase

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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Fort Stockton, Texas

Paisano Pete

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

Added by Ashawnta

'World's Largest Killer Bee'

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

timheaney

Added by timheaney

The Leaning Tower of Texas

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

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Amarillo, Texas

Combine City

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

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Panhandle, Texas

VW Slug Bug Ranch

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

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San Antonio, Texas

World's Largest Cowboy Boots

These boots are made for selfies.

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Stonehenge Replica

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

atimian

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Texas Eiffel Tower

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Added by MarindaBramlett

Amarillo, Texas

Ozymandias on the Plains

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

Clinton

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'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

K Cady

Added by K Cady

The Orange Show

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Stonehenge II

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Added by chipsndip

HOPE Outdoor Gallery

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

wulymammoth

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Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

Flagstaff, Arizona

Twin Arrows Trading Post Ruins

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Eirik Gumeny

Added by Eirik Gumeny

Kingman, Arizona

Hackberry General Store

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

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Added by lewblank

Winslow, Arizona

Jack Rabbit Trading Post

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Eirik Gumeny

Added by Eirik Gumeny

Seligman, Arizona

Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

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Bottineau, North Dakota

Tommy the Turtle

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

Added by sdoneski18

Dunseith, North Dakota

W'eel Turtle

A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.

atimian

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New Salem, North Dakota

Salem Sue

The world's largest Holstein cow.

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Jamestown, North Dakota

World's Largest Buffalo

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

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Regent, North Dakota

Enchanted Highway Sculptures

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

littlebrumble

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Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain Monster Monument

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

Thetford, Vermont

Vermontasaurus

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

leiris

Added by leiris

Natchez, Mississippi

Mammy's Cupboard

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Idaho City, Idaho

Idaho City

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Added by letsgogetsometacos

Cottonwood, Idaho

Dog Bark Park Inn

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

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Virginia, Minnesota

Floating Loon of Virginia

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Times They Are A-Changin'

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

Dr Alan P Newman

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hahn/Cock

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Alexandria, Minnesota

Big Ole

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

EricGrundhauser

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Belgrade, Minnesota

World's Largest Crow

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Bemidji, Minnesota

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox, Bemidji

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

S J Martin

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