Pull over for America’s best roadside attractions at Silly America. Explore this roadside attractions blog to find the world’s largest things, weird road trip stops, stupid tourist attractions, fun museums, muffler men, tourist traps, and more in these archives of silly roadside attractions across the country.
There are plenty of fun photo ops on Route 66: neon lights, oversized roadside attractions, vintage service stations, murals, and shield signs galore. They all make good excuses to hop out of the car and grab some Instagram-worthy photos of your road trip. But how often do you get to stay in your car for …
Tucumcari, New Mexico is home to many classic Route 66 sites. There are vintage Route 66 motels like the Blue Swallow Motel and Motel Safari with their iconic neon signs. There are roadside businesses like Tee Pee Curios and La Cita Restaurant with their mimetic designs. But there is one relatively newer site that you …
A Texas legend meets a great Texas pastime at this fun roadside attraction. Meet Texas Jack, a jackalope-shaped smoker in Denton, Texas. Texas Jack is a real, working, barbecue pit shaped to resemble a mythical jackalope. It is ten-feet tall, weighs 3,600 pounds, and can smoke a great deal of Texas barbecue. What is a …
You might lose your head over this Texas roadside attraction. Stop at this fun shop for some candy for the road, a little retro taste, and a big dose of oddities. And, while you’re there, you’ll also find these Texaco Big Friend & Muffler Man Heads at Atomic Candy in Denton, Texas. Every wall of …
This roadside attraction just might make you go flush. In more ways than one! On the second floor of a Texas beer garden you’ll find this unusual museum conveniently located by the bathrooms: Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum in The Colony, Texas. Barney Smith was a retired master plumber and an artist well-known in …
If you need a spot to stretch your legs on a Texas road trip or want to have your road trip sandwiches in a unique spot on the road, pull over at this roadside attraction, the Oil Derrick Picnic Area in Winona, Texas. When you see the sign for a pullover picnic area when driving …
You’re definitely going to want to CHECK OUT this roadside attraction! Find the big books, apple, ruler, and more at the Waskom Public Library in Waskom, Texas. Waskom’s mayor wanted to spruce up the library with a unique facade. So he contracted mural artist Chris Opp to create something fresh. In 2018 the new library …
If you’re road tripping through Louisiana hop on over to this roadside attraction – it is TOAD-ally worth it! Frog Level in Rodessa, Louisiana is a RIBBITing historical marker that is like no other. Frog Level is a small historical marker found on the side of the road in Rodessa, Louisiana. It features two tall …
The Boggy Creek Monster is Fouke, Arkansas’s answer to bigfoot. The 8-foot-tall, 300-pound, hairy monster has been stalking the area since at least 1834 and had even inspired a series of horror films. Stop at Fouke Monster Mart on an Arkansas road trip to learn more about this local legend, pick up some souvenirs, and …
Have you ever wanted to be in two places at once? This unique attraction allows you to do just that. Straddle the line between Texas and Arkansas at the Texarkana State Line Sign! A roadside attraction marking the intersection between states isn’t really that unique. There are plenty of state borders where you can do …
Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.
The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.
Silly America is a roadside attractions blog designed to help travelers find unique stops for their next road trip. The website is a tribute to the great American road trip, devoted to all that is odd in America: roadside attractions, tourist traps, peculiar destinations, bizarre events, road food, fun festivals, and more! It’s a travel website and trip planner for those seeking an offbeat road trip.
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