Who says that when you make a living as a truck driver, you can’t have fun on the road?

As a truck driver, you spent much of your time driving long destinations and sometimes the views from the trailer can lack an excitement.

There are many roadside attractions that dot America’s highways and are worth a stop to stretch your legs and take a great pictures.

Take a look. I’ve picked 77 roadside attraction that you can visit in your spare time.

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Alaska

Igloo City
Driving along on Interstate A4 in Alaska, the only things visible are woodlands, snow-topped mountain ranges, and the occasional wild animal.
That is until you reach Igloo City.

Address: Mile 214.5 Parks Hwy, Denali National Park and Preserve, AK 99755

Hammer Museum

The Hammer Museum, located in Haines, Alaska, U.S., is the first museum in the world dedicated to hammers.

Address: 108 Main St, Haines, AK 99827

Alabama

Museum of Wonder Drive Thru

Seale, Alabama is home to the world’s first drive-through art and antiques gallery.

Address: 970 AL-169, Seale, AL 36875

Arizona

Wigwam Villages

Near Route 66, Wigwam Villages is a hotel that was built in the 1950s. The rooms are built in the form of tipis, mistakenly referred to as wigwams.

Address: 811 W Hopi Dr, Holbrook, AZ 86025

Tovrea Castle (Phoenix)

This grandiose building was intended to be a desert resort.

Address: 5025 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ 85008

Arkansas

Snake World

Stop by Snake World to learn all about different kinds of snakes.

Address: 3380 US-62, Berryville, AR 72616

Humpty Dumpty in Eureka Springs

A 500-pound Humpty Dumpty, who sits on a wall, overlooks the historic downtown district.

Address: Eureka Springs, AR 72632

Colorado

Bishop Castle

There is a castle at Colorado Highway 165 where visitors can climb daunting iron staircases and bridges around a structure made of stone.

Address: 12705 CO-165, Rye, CO 81069

Connecticut

Louis’ Lunch: Home of the Hamburger

Many places across the US claim to be the birthplace of the hamburger. But only Louis’ Lunch in New Haven has the original restaurant that served the first hamburgers

Address: 261 Crown St, New Haven, CT

California

Bottle Tree Ranch

Right off of Route 66 in southern California’s, Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch is considered a hidden gem

Address: 24266 National Trails Hwy, Oro Grande, CA 92368

Cabazon Dinosaurs — Cabazon, CA

These massive dinosaurs have been looking out over the California desert since 1975 and have become an iconic roadside attraction. The two most popular dinosaurs are the 65-foot Tyrannosaurus and a 150-foot long brontosaurus

Address: 50770 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA 92230

Salvation Mountain — Slab City, CA

This man-made mountain is covered in biblical messages. This is a great spot for some really cool photos.

Address: Beal Rd, Calipatria, CA 92233

Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park is a vast protected area in southern California. It’s characterized by rugged rock formations and stark desert landscapes.

Address: California

Delaware

Miles the Monster Dover, DE

Dover Speedway’s mascot is a 46-foot tall attraction you don’t want to miss driving through Delaware.

Address: 945 Old Leipsic Rd, Dover, DE 19901

Florida

Florida Caverns State Park

One of the few state parks in the U.S. with dry (air-filled) caves and is the only Florida state park to offer cave tours to the public. The cave has dazzling formations of limestone stalactites, stalagmites, soda straws, flowstones and draperies. Native Americans used the caverns for shelter for thousands of years.

Address: 3345 Caverns Road

Wakulla Springs

Site of one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world, Wakulla Springs State Park offers daily guided riverboat tours in a glass-bottom boat (when the water is clear). Jumping from a two-tier tower into the cool spring water is a popular activity

Address: 550 Wakulla Park Drive

Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Float down the crystalline Ichetucknee River in an innertube through shaded hammocks and Florida wildlife. You can dive, snorkel or swim at one of the springs, but tubing the river is the best way to go.

Address: 12087 Southwest, US-27, Fort White, FL 32038

McKee Botanical Garden

McKee Botanical Garden is an 18-acre subtropical jungle hammock featuring the Bamboo Pavilion, the first permitted, structurally engineered bamboo structure in the United States.

Address: 350 US-1, Vero Beach, FL 32962

Canopy Walk at Myakka River State Park

The Myakka Canopy Walk allows visitors to view the treetops of the prairie hammock by ascending a 74-foot tower and crossing an 84-foot suspension bridge. The Myakka River, designated as a Florida Wild and Scenic River, flows through 58 square miles of wetlands, prairies, hammocks and pinelands.

Address: 13208 State Road 72

Gator hatching and night tours at Gatorama

Save a few bucks on the big theme parks and discover this vintage Florida roadside attraction, where visitors get up-close and personal with gators. Be prepared for the unexpected; from hands-on gator egg hatching to a night tour where alligator eyes shine through the darkness.

Address: 6180 US Highway 27

Georgia

World’s Largest Peanut Monument

You don’t even have to get out of your truck or car to see it. If you’re driving along I-75 in Georgia, be on the lookout for this massive peanut that proudly sits next to the interstate.

Address: Ashburn, GA 31714

Hawaii

Pineapple Garden Maze

It’s made up of over 14,000 Hawaiian plants and shaped like a pineapple.

Address: 64-1550 Kamehameha Hwy, Wahiawa, HI 96786

Place of Refuge: Pu’uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park

Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, featuring a black sand beach, temples, and tiki heads.

Address: State Hwy 160, Hōnaunau, HI

Idaho

Idaho Potato Museum

You can’t have a list of Idaho roadside attractions and not include a couple of giant potatoes. The Idaho Potato Museum in Blackfoot
Located near I-15, the museum offers a photo op before you even enter with the giant potato outside.

Address: 130 NW Main St, Blackfoot, ID 83221

Shoshone Falls Park

Shoshone Falls is an impressive waterfall that is located on the Snake River in Twin Falls. The southern Idaho waterfall is dubbed the “Niagara of the West” reaches 212 feet (65 m) high, which is actually 45 feet higher than the famed Niagara Falls in New York State.

Address: 4155 Shoshone Falls Grade, Twin Falls, ID 83301

Cowboy Muffler Man

If you’re taking a road trip on I-84, a short detour off the highway will take you right to him.

Address: Intermountain Motor Homes & RV Camp, 1894 N. Frontage Rd., Wendell, ID

Illinois

Cross at the Crossroads: America’s Largest Cross

This huge cross is made of over 180 tons of steel and stands tall at at 198 feet high and 113 feet wide. It can be found at he intersection of Interstates 57 & 70 in Effingham

Address: 2603 S Raney St, Effingham, IL 62401, USA

Indiana

World’s Largest Ball of Paint

What started as a regular baseball is now the world’s largest ball of paint with over 26,000 layers. Mike and Glenda Carmichael have been owners of the 4,000-pound ball for 40 years. Visitors can help expand it by painting their very own coat

Address: 10696 N 200 W, Alexandria, IN 46001, USA

Iowa

Volkswagen Beetle Spider

The giant VW beetle spider in Avoca,Iowa is made from a vintage Volkswagen beetle car sitting on top of eight long,thin spider legs. It`s creepy roadside attraction near road I-80

Address: 649 S Chestnut St, Avoca, Iowa 51521

The World’s Largest Truck Stop

If you’re driving on an Interstate 80 road trip near the Iowa/Illinois border it’s hard to miss Iowa 80, the world’s largest truckstop. Besides gas pumps and a convenience store, this truck stop has everything from a movie theater to a a barber shop, and even has a full trucking museum with antique gas pumps and vintage vehicles on display.

Address: W Iowa 80 Rd, Walcott, IA 52773

Kansas

Van Gogh’s Giant Painting

“Three Sunflower in a Vase” has a massive replica that you can see from I-70 right as you pass through.
In 2001 artist Cameron Cross painted a large-scale, 24×32 foot reproduction of Van Gogh’s “Three Sunflowers in a Vase,” which was then displayed on an equally large-scale steel easel.

Address: 1998 Cherry Ave, Goodland, KS 67735

Kentucky

Ark Encounter Noah’s Ark

A giant replica of the biblical Noah’s Ark can be found in Williamstown. But this isn’t just a tourist trap. Inside is Ark Encounter, a creationist museum that features animal sculptures, animatronics, interactive exhibits, and even dinosaurs

Address: 1 Ark Encounter Dr, Williamstown, KY 41097

Louisiana

Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (better known as Bonnie and Clyde) were criminals who traveled the U.S. in the 1930s robbing banks, gas stations, and stores. In 1934 a posse of police officers gunned the couple down near Gibsland. The museum features photos from that day, Clyde’s Remington shotgun, Bonnie’s hat, and other mementos from their life and death.
Part of this roadside attraction is the actual death site that is just a short distance away from the museum.

Address: 2419 Main St, Gibsland, LA

Maine

Eartha: The World’s Largest Rotating Globe

At 41 feet in diameter, “Eartha” is the World’s Largest Rotating Globe and is built completely to scale. The three-story globe is housed in a weatherproof glass atrium at the former DeLorme Maps Headquarters and was verified as the world’s largest by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1999. The giant globe rotates, mimicking the earth’s movements, and an entire cycle takes about 18 minutes to complete.

Address: 2 DeLorme Drive, Yarmouth, ME

The Big Indian (BFI)

This 40-foot-tall statue is off of US highway 1 right near the outlet stores

Maryland

Golden Eggs – Baltimore’s Anaerobic Digesters

Massachusetts

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg: The Longest Named Thing in America

This lake is the longest named place in the United States, and the third longest named thing place in the world.

The Paper House

At The Paper House in Rockport the walls, doors, and even the furniture are made from paper. Newspaper to be exact. Nearly 100,000 newspapers went into making the house.

Address: 52 Pigeon Hill St, Rockport, MA

Michigan

World’s Largest Tire

It’s the World’s Largest Tire in Allen Park, Michigan, AKA the giant Uniroyal tire! The biggest tire in the world weighs in at a whopping 12 tons and stands at 80-feet tall.
It can be seen from I-94 road.

Dinosaur Gardens Prehistoric Zoo

Dinosaur Gardens Prehistoric Zoo is a 40-acre “zoo” that mixes giant, life-sized dinosaur sculptures with some cavemen and nods to Christ.

Address: 11160 US-23, Ossineke, MI

Minnesota

Jolly Green Giant

In 1978 a massive 55-foot fiberglass statue of the big green giant was erected in Blue Earth to commemorate the linking of the east and west sections of Interstate 90 and honor the local plant.
Address: 1126 Green Giant Ln, Blue Earth, MN 56013

Mississippi

Elvis Presley Birthplace

On January 8, 1935 Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He lived the first part of his life in a white 2-room shack that was built by his father.

Address: 306 Elvis Presley Dr, Tupelo, MS

Missouri

World’s Largest Route 66 Rocking Chair

It’s an impressively tall rocker and a must-stop on a Missouri Route 66.

Address: Fanning 66 Outpost, 5957 State Hwy ZZ, Cuba, MO

Titanic Museum

The Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri is one of two Titanic-themed museums

It’s a celebration of the ship, passengers and crew!

Address : 3235 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO 65616

Montana

Montana Vortex and House of Mystery

Off of Highway 2 if you’re passing driving through Montana and looking for an interesting place.
Enter the three vortexes and explore the mystical anomalies contained on the site.

Address: 7800 US-2, Columbia Falls, MT

Garden of One Thousand Buddhas — Arlee, MT

Surround yourself with 1,000 handmade Buddha statues in this garden as your gaze off into the vast Montana countryside.

Address: 34574 White Coyote Rd, Arlee, MT 59821

Nebraska

Carhenge

It’s a replica of England’s Stonehenge… but made from cars.

Address: 2151 Co Rd 59, Alliance, NE

Nevada

Seven Magic Mountains

Seven Magic Mountains is a public art installation south of Las Vegas.

Address: S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV

Alien Research Center

The gateway to Area 51, located at the beginning of the Extraterrestrial Highway it’s your first stop at the beginning of your Alien hunting.

Address: 100 NV-375, Hiko, NV

Fly Geyser

It’s a man-made geothermal geyser in Black Rock Desert.

Address: County Rd 34, Gerlach, NV

The International Car Forest

It’s a forest full of painted and embellished cars, buried in the sand

Address: 1111 East, Crystal Ave, Goldfield, NV

New Hampshire

The Rocket, Warren

While driving past a New Hampshire town green, you don’t expect to see a full sized Cold War rocket, but that’s exactly what you’ll see.

Address: Water St, Warren, NH 03279

New Jersey

Nitro Girl, Blackwood

You’ll find the large lady on the left outside Tire Town (1337 Blackhorse Pike). Also called Uniroyal Gal.

New Mexico

Four Corners Monument

The Four Corners Monument is located off US Highway 160.
It marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States between the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.

Address: 597 NM-597, Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514

Route 66 Musical Road

When you hit that stretch of road, a sign tells you to reduce your speed to 45 miles per hour and, if you do, you’ll be rewarded with a clip of “America the Beautiful” played via your car’s tires meeting a rumble strip pressed into the asphalt.

Address: Route 66, Tijeras, NM

New York

World’s Largest Kaleidoscope

Check it out near I-87. The World’s Largest Kaleidoscope was built inside of a silo in New York. At nearly 56-feet tall, this Guinness World Record holder provides a thrilling experience.

Address: Emerson Resort & Spa, 5340 NY-28, Mt Tremper, NY

North Carolina

Biltmore

A Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II is America’s largest home with 250 rooms.

Address: 1 Lodge St, Asheville, NC 28803

North Dakota

The Enchanted Highway

Some of the biggest and best roadside attractions in North Dakota. Metal sculptor Gary Greff created these giant sculptures in order to lure people off the nearby highway and into the town of Regent.

Address: 607 Main St, Regent, ND

Ohio

Futuro House, a.k.a. UFO House

Located among the country homes and open fields are what appears to be two flying saucers joined by a tubular walkway.

Address: 9473 OH-123, Carlisle, OH

Ohio State Reformatory

It`s interesting road stop if you’re driving along I-71. It`s a historic prison located in Mansfield.

Address: 100 Reformatory Rd, Mansfield, OH 44905

Oklahoma

World’s Largest Praying Hands

Originally known as “The Healing Hands,” two massive hands gently pressed in prayer comprise what is reportedly the largest bronze sculpture in the world.

Address: 7777 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK

Oregon

Petersen Rock Garden

Petersen Rock Garden, considered a roadside attraction with “eclectic” novelty architecture is located 3 miles off U.S. Route 97.

Address: 7930 SW 77th St, Redmond, OR

Pennsylvania

Zippo Museum

Explore the 15,000 square foot attraction that includes the world famous Zippo repair Clinic and Zippo/Case flagship store. Fourteen custom-made Zippo street lighters line the drive leading up to the building.

Address: 1932 Zippo Dr, Bradford, PA 16701

Rhode Island

Modern Diner

The only known surviving Sterling Streamliner diner still in operation.

Address: 364 East Ave, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

South Carolina

South of the Border

South of the Border is an attraction on Interstate 95, US Highway 301 and US 501 in Dillon, South Carolina.

Address: 3346 US-301, Hamer, SC 29547, USA

South Dakota

Petrified Wood Park & Museum

This site consists of 3200 tons of petrified wood, 100 tons of petrified grass, and tons of cannon ball boulders which are either standing in the condition they were found or stacked and cemented together to form conical pyramids, pillars, various other configurations, and three buildings.

Address: 500 Main Ave, Lemmon, SD

Tennessee

The Lost Sea Adventure

Take a boat ride on the Lost Sea, a unique natural wonder which is listed as “America’s Largest Underground Lake” in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Address: 140 Lost Sea Rd, Sweetwater, TN 37874

Bass Pro Shops at The Pyramid — Memphis, TN

Address: 1 Bass Pro Dr, Memphis, TN 38105

Texas

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch might just be the most recognizable pit stop on Route 66. In a field you’ll find ten Cadillac cars (1949-1963 models) buried nose-first in the ground and covered in colorful graffiti.

Address: 13651 I-40 Frontage Rd, Amarillo, TX

Big Texan Steak Ranch

The Big Texan Steak Ranch, world famous for of the free 72oz steak challenge. Historic Route 66 landmark and Texas icon. Only located in Amarillo.

Address: 7701 I-40 East, Amarillo, TX 79118

Utah

Hole In The Rock

Hole-in-the-Rock is a natural geological formation in Papago Park.

Address: 11037 US-191, Moab, UT

Vermont

Shelburne Museum: Landlocked Ship

Ticonderoga is one of two remaining steamboats. Also, there are houses, barns, a meeting house, a one-room schoolhouse, a lighthouse, a jail, a general store, and a covered bridge.

Address: Route 7, Shelburne, VT

Virginia

Luray Caverns

Have you ever been in a cave? If not, you may visit Luray Caverns, the largest caverns in the eastern United States and third most visited in the country.

Address: 101 Cave Hill Rd, Luray, VA 22835

Washington

Boeing Future of Flight

This is an aviation museum and education center opened in 2005. The hangar-like structure encompasses aircraft, spacecraft, and educational activities.

Address: 8415 Paine Field Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275

West Virginia

Congressional Fallout Shelter

Once a government facility secret, built during the Cold War, the Congressional Fallout Shelter is open for the people now. The plan for that time was to house members of Congress in case of nuclear attack.

Address: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 24986

Wisconsin

Dr. Evermor’s Sculpture Park

The largest metal sculpture park in the world is located in Dr. Evermor’s Art Park on Highway 12, in the town of Sumpter. It’s 50 Ft. high and 120 ft. wide, weighing 300 tons.

Address: S7703 US-12, North Freedom, WI 53951

Wyoming

Ames Brothers Pyramid

Pyramid in US? Yes, that’s right. The Ames Monument is built in 1880-1882 by Hobson Richardson and dedicated to Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames, Jr., Union Pacific Railroad financiers.

Location: Albany County, Wyoming, 3 mi NW of Sherman

Final Words

We presented 77 beautiful places across the state of which most are roadside. If you’re driving near these places, don’t hesitate to take a little brake and enjoy a bit.

Do you know other roadside places that are worth mentioning.

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