Carhenge Carhenge, 2151 Co Rd 59, Alliance, NE 69301 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 08/12/2018 Carhenge is an odd & unusual roadside attraction near the town of Alliance, Nebraska. It definitely qualifies as a weird sight and captured my attention. This unconventional art installation (sculpture) is made up of vintage…
Bosco the Dog Mayor 11925 Main St, Sunol, CA 94586 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 09/12/2021 I’m not sure what this says about politics in general. I also have no clue if this particular “politician” was liberal, conservative, libertarian, or, more likely, independent! I doubt that history will ever know….
Shit Fountain 1001 N Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 07/25/2017 I sure hope I don’t offend anyone with this post. But, I didn’t name the fountain, and it absolutely fits the “odd & unusual” nature of my posts! I did think about disguising the name…
“Three-Legged Willie” aka Robert McAlpin Williamson 716 S Austin Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 09/12/2017 If you’re a Texan, you owe a lot to this guy, Robert McAlpin Williamson. He was instrumental in the formation, during the early days, of the “Republic of Texas.” Yes, it…
Bedpan Fountain 3700 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown (Early 2000s?) One of the things I love is a bit of a practical joke. Especially if the “victim” is a government, a big corporation, or just a deserving entity of any kind, be they…
Busler’s Truck Stop Santa Claus 11812 US Hwy 41, Evansville, IN 47725 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Visited: Many times (both locations) There seems to be a LOT of Santa Claus sites that have been reported as “odd” or “unusual” roadside attractions. In addition to this location, I have now visited the…
Hot & Cold Water Towers 101-199 Green St, Pratt, KS 67124 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Visited: October 19, 2018 Silly? Yes! Absurd? Yes! Do they really store water at different temperatures? Of course not! “Odd & Unusual?” THAT’S WHY WE ARE HERE!!! The original towers were built in 1901 and 1909….
Buried Pink Cadillac with Mannequin 2803 Blackiston Mill Rd, Clarksville, IN 47129 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Visited: 07/08/2017 It seems that a lot of the “odd & unusual” locations I visit are related to advertising. Things that bring attention to a sign or a business. This is certainly no exception. A…
George Michael (Wham) Mens’ Room Will Rogers Memorial Park 800-876 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Well, this one is a stretch. It is probably in extremely poor taste, but at the time I took the photos, I felt it qualified as “odd & unusual.” I’m…
Fork in the Road 35450 Gore Dr, Albany, OR 97322 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 05/25/2020 Just when you think some of things you find are quite unique, you find a duplicate “odd & unusual” site along your way. Unlike the “Fork in the Road” in Pasadena, California, this fork…
Brooks Catsup World’s Largest Water Tower 800 S Morrison Ave, Collinsville, IL 62234 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 07/18/2017 What’s that in the distance? It’s a HUGE catsup (ketchup?) bottle! In Collinsville, IL you will find the 170 foot tall Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower. Several sources stated that it…
The Fire Breathing Kaskaskia Dragon 2401-2599 Progress W Dr, Vandalia, IL 62471 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 08/30/2017 Leave to rural America to come up with a metal dragon wearing a black top hat, ready to immolate the white knight confronting him, armed only with a trust sword! Located on…
The Cabazon Dinosaurs 50770 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA 92230 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 08/22/2022 Visited August 17, 2022 The Cabazon Dinosaurs are located of the I-10 just a bit west of Palm Springs and before you get into the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. In the “old days” they weren’t…
Evergreen Inn/Motel and RV Park 20001 US-54, Pratt, KS 67124 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 10/18/2018 As a “full-timer,” I am on the road 100% of the time. I am also a vandweller so most of my nights are spent in the back of my van. But, occasionally, I treat…
Florence Y’All Water Tower 500 Mall Circle Rd, Florence, KY 41042 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 09/26/2018 Visited September 26, 2018 Although my site is typically visual, relying on photographs of various “odd & unusual” things I encounter as a full-time vandweller or nomad, sometimes the story is the better…
Palm Springs Art Museum 101 N Museum Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 10/092022 Although it’s not a hard and fast rule, almost all of my posts are of sites that are free to view. I can only think of one site that actually REQUIRED payment….
VW Bug-Spider 6545 Garnet Ave, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 10/09/2022 Well, finally, the adventures are continuing. This post is much closer to present day. I visited the spider on October 9, 2022. This “odd & unusual” location is just south of the I-10, Indian…
Uniroyal Gal 310 S Dallas Ave, Lamesa, TX 79331 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown One of the more common “odd & unusual” sites/attractions that gets a lot of attention on the internet is the “Muffler Man.” There are many sites and posts dedicated to him and various iterations and…
The Goat Tower (and much more) 1968 N 2500 E Rd, Windsor, IL 61957 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: 03/19/2010 Sometimes, you hit the jackpot!!! I did it on Friday (March 19, 2010). I met David Johnson, owner of the “Goat Tower.” He tells me that there are other names…
How many Statue(s) of Liberty are there? If you’re like me, you’ve always assumed just the one, near Ellis Island in New York. Turns out, there are more. Depending on your requirements, MANY more. This is the story of just one! When I first was transferred to El Monte for work, I was pretty sure…
Alvie Cole Ranch Sterling City, TX (There is no address or Google Maps link here because I am unsure of the status of the site.) Date Visited: Unknown UPDATE: (A Memorial) I first visited Cole Ranch in 2010 and had the great pleasure of speaking with Alvie Cole. I am aware that Mr. Cole passed…
Travel Angel 6333 W 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California 90036 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown This is the “Travel Angel” which is tucked away under a stairwell in a back corner of the famous Farmers’ Market in Los Angeles at 3rd & Fairfax. One of the great things about…
Well, I started the trip with only ONE Eiffel Tower on the agenda, but now there are two!!! When doing research and talking to people about the Eiffel Tower in Paris, TX, I found out that there was a bit of a competition between the cities of Paris, TX and Paris, TN. The additional twist…
The Donut Hole 15300 Amar Rd, La Puente, CA 91744 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I am going to start this post with a “new word for the day (week? month? who knows when I’ll come up with another one): “programmatic architecture!” OK, OK, so that’s two words. The…
Center of the World Center of the World Plaza, Felicity, CA 92283 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I heard of this place and wondered, “How can anyone can call themselves, “The Center of the World?” Not to get too technical, but based on my high school Geometry, wouldn’t any…
Two-Story Outhouse 1022 S Pine St, Gays, IL 61928 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I believe this is one of the more “odd & unusual” sites I’ve run across. YES, it’s a two-story outhouse! YES… they are “offset” so the first floor isn’t dodging “bombs” from above, or getting…
World’s Largest Lincoln Statue Charleston/Ashmore, IL Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Md font Date Visited: (Many times in a couple locations!) I remember this tribute to our 16th president from when I was a kid. It was initially erected in 1969. It was an eyesore then and a general pain to the…
Roadside Santa Claus 2801 Ventura Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93036 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: (Many times, both locations and 100s of drive-bys) If you’re on the 101 (“Ventura Highway” think the Eagles) between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, this roadside sight will be on the north side of the freeway,…
“There’s a Fork in the Road” Between (Southboud) S. St. John Ave & (Northbound) S. Pasadena Ave., Pasadena CA 91105 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown “So, you head north on Pasadena Avenue and there’s a fork in the road… NO… DUDE… there’s a FORK in the road!!!” I really…
Porn Star Walk of Fame 7734 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown UPDATE?: This update is questionable. I took these photos in 2010. I really have zero clue as to whether or not, this spot still exists. If anybody out there knows, please…
The One & Only Hippie Memorial N Oak St., Arcola, IL 61910 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown Sometimes, these “odd & unusual” sites are right in your own backyard. This memorial is located only 9 miles from my “hometown.” Although I didn’t personally know Bob Moomaw, several of my…
Roadside Woolly Mammoth (Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center) 7621 Granite Hill Dr, Riverside, CA 92509 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown No dinosaurs ever lived in these parts. The sculptures are just that… sculptures. Not bones, fossils, etc. However, as Mary Burns, Executive Director of the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center told…
A&W Root Beer Family 575 S Haskell Ave, Willcox, AZ 85643 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown (Believed to be GONE) Unfortunately, during research to complete this recent update (April 2023), it seems that Carter’s Drive-In, the location of the A&W Root Beer Family is no longer operating. I have…
Eiffel Tower with Red Cowboy Hat 2025 S Collegiate Dr, Paris, TX 75460 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown Sometimes the weather doesn’t cooperate with sightseeing and taking photographs. Although I would never claim to be an actual “photographer,” I realize that this cloudy day was not even acceptable lighting,…
Jesus Wears Cowboy Boot (Evergreen Cemetary) 5th St. SE, Paris, TX Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown When I first heard about this, I imagined some horrible garish, maybe even blasphemous statue depicting Jesus as a cowboy or something like that. Until I actually saw the statue, I had no…
Corporate Head 725 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown OK… we’ve all been in the position of “banging our head against a brick wall” (in this case… granite, not brick), but I think this guy may have taken it just a little too…
Pink Elephant With A Martini 1013 Warrenton Rd, Haubstadt, IN 47639 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I’m beginning to wonder about nurseries. This is the second nursery that is associated with an odd or unusual site here. Roadside Woolly Mammoth, which I reported on earlier in this trip is…
Space Age Lodge & Restaurant 401 E Pima St, Gila Bend, AZ 85337 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I had driven by this place about 6 months before this visit and had to come back and out what it was all about!!! Just looked like an old, vintage motel…
World’s Tallest Paper Cup 800 E Citrus St, Riverside, CA 92507 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown UPDATE: I have no clue if this still exists. I first visited in 2010 and the site was abandoned and “For Sale” even then. This post is as short as the visit was…
Wagonteamster – Bob Skelding And the horses: Bob, Bill, and Doc Date Visited: A couple times! UPDATE: I visited Bob in 2010 and as time marches on, things change. Bob is no longer “on the road.” He has settled into living in one place. He is, however, one of my main inspirations for “vanlife” or…
Ballerina Clown 255 Rose Ave, Venice, CA 90291 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown OK… only in Venice Beach, California… or at least most appropriately in Venice Beach would you find the “odd and unusual” site pictured to the left. In addition to, “odd & unusual,” I think this particular…
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