# Top 50 American Roadside Attractions **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 30, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185 "2010-07-30T11:49:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cheeks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cheeks/32/5930_2.png) [@Cheeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cheeks)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/1 "2010-07-30T11:49:11Z")
Can’t say I’ve ever heard of some of these, but a lot of them sound interesting > Full List > THINGS YOU DON’T SEE EVERY DAY > > Ave Maria Grotto, Cullman, Ala. > > The Beer-Can House, Houston > > Benewah Milk Bottles, Spokane, Wash. > > Biosphere 2, Oracle, Ariz. > > The Blue Whale, Catoosa, Okla. > > Cabazon Dinosaurs, Cabazon, Calif. > > Cadillac Ranch, near Amarillo, Texas > > Carhenge, Alliance, Neb. > > Desert of Maine, Freeport, Maine > > Devil’s Rope Museum, McLean, Texas > > Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, S.D. > > Forbidden Gardens, Katy, Texas > > General Sherman Tree, Sequoia National Forest, California > > Geographic Center of the U.S., Lebanon, Kans. > > Golden Driller, Tulsa, Okla. > > Gorilla Holding a VW Bug, Leicester, Vt. > > Graceland Too, Holly Springs, Miss. > > Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, Iowa > > Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue, Plains, Ga. > > Jolly Green Giant, Blue Earth, Minn. > > Land of Giants, Unger, W.Va. > > Leaning Tower, Niles, Ill. > > London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. > > Longaberger Basket Headquarters, Newark, Ohio > > Longhorn Grill, Amado, Ariz. > > The Lost Sea; Sweetwater, TN > > Lucy the Elephant; Margate City, NJ > > Miracle Cross Garden; Prattville, AL > > Mystery Spot; Santa Cruz, CA > > Oldest Bob’s Big Boy; Burbank, CA > > Paper House; Rockport, MA > > Paul Bunyan Statue; Bemidji, MN > > Porter Sculpture Park; Montrose, SD > > Shoe Tree; off U.S. 50 in Nevada > > Snake Alley; Burlington, IA > > The Spud Drive-In; Driggs, ID > > South of the Border; Dillon, SC > > The Thing; Dragoon, AZ > > RECORD HOLDERS > > World’s Largest Ball of Twine; Cawker City, KS > > World’s Largest Ball of Twine #2; Darwin, MN > > World’s Largest Baseball Bat; Louisville, KY > > World’s Largest Bottle of Catsup; Collinsville, Ill. > > World’s Largest Buffalo; Jamestown, ND > > World’s Largest Light Bulb; Edison, NJ > > World’s Largest Pez; Burlingame, CA > > World’s Largest Rocking Chair; Cuba, MO > > World’s Largest Santa Claus; North Pole, AK > > World’s Largest Thermometer; Baker, CA > > World’s Largest Truck Stop; Walcott, IA > > World’s Smallest Church; near Syracuse, NY Link has pictures and descriptions of all of them: [Top 50 American Roadside Attractions](http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2006404,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/2 "2010-07-30T12:10:58Z")
Bunch of retired folks making junk. I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_WS6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Silver\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver_WS6)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/3 "2010-07-30T12:13:18Z")
ahahahahaha ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/4 "2010-08-01T10:05:40Z")
Interesting… I have seen Longerberger and been to south of the border a few times ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/5 "2010-08-01T13:05:50Z")
> **[King of Kings (statue)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Kings_(statue))** > > King of Kings was a 62-foot (19 m)-tall statue of Jesus on the east side of Interstate 75 at the Solid Rock Church, a 4000+ member Christian megachurch near Monroe, Ohio, in the United States. It was destroyed by a lightning strike and subsequent fire on June 14, 2010. Located on the Interstate-facing side of the church's outdoor amphitheater, the statue was set on an island at the head of the church's baptismal pool, flanked by fountains and lit by colored spotlights. It depicted Jesus from the ... ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/6 "2010-08-02T16:34:18Z")
thanks??? ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/7 "2010-08-04T07:44:49Z")
I seen Longaberger Basket Headquarters, Newark, Ohio its pretty close to national trail. Pretty wild, its huge!!! [![](http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2010/roadside_attractions/roadside_basket.jpg) ](http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2010/roadside_attractions/roadside_basket.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![foxrus14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@foxrus14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/foxrus14)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-50-american-roadside-attractions/205185/8 "2010-08-04T08:36:53Z")
Just went past South of the border last weekend.