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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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