Explore Roadside Attractions

There are Sinclair dinosaurs and then there are Sinclair dinosaurs. There are the ones that you happen upon at the side of the road, ones that are a welcome surprise when looking for gas. And then there are the ones you seek out, true bucket list roadside attractions. There’s the Sinclair Dinosaur in Sinclair, Wyoming (home of the oil refinery). There’s the dinosaur-shaped gas station in Spring Hill, Florida. And then there’s this: the giant Sinclair dinosaur in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.⁠ ⁠ Towering above the gas pumps, what is perhaps the world’s largest Sinclair Dinosaur protrudes from the convenience store facade. The bright-green cartoon-like brontosaurus stands at at least 40 feet tall and his goofy smile welcomes tourists who are visiting the Dells and drivers who just need to fill up their tanks. His legs frame the store’s door so you can walk through them when you need to grab a bottle of soda or a bag of chips.⁠ ⁠ Learn more about this giant green dino - LINK IN BIO!⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #themidwestival #wisconsinbucketlist #onlyinwisconsin #Wisconsin #travelwisconsin #DiscoverWisconsin #RoamWisconsin #RoadsideAmerica #AtlasObscura #RoadsideAttraction #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadsideAttractions #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk #SillyAmerica #DinoSitting #SinclairDinosaur #RoadTrip #USARoadTrip #RoadTrippers #VisitUSA #WisconsinDells #lovethedells #wisdells⁠
This 50s mural can be found on the side of Westside Drive-In in Boise, Idaho. We stopped by on our Western road trip to taste their famous ice cream potato. 🍨🥔⁠ ⁠ What? Yes, I said ice cream potato! 🍨🥔⁠ ⁠ Learn more about the drive in and their confusing dessert on my blog - LINK IN BIO!⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #idaho #idahome #IdahoBucketList #myidaho #idahobound #visitidaho #westbysouthwest #IdahoExplored #ExploreIdaho #ThisIsIdaho #IdahoLiving #OnlyInIdaho #onlyinid #idahogram #allthingsidaho ⁠ #visitboise #boiseexplored #exploreboise #boisebound #totallyboise #travelboise #iamboise #boifood #mural #streetart #streetarteverywhere #wallporn #muralart #ilovestreetart #streetartlover ⁠
🐭🧀NOW AND THEN! 🧀🐭⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This is the Mousehouse Cheesehaus mouse in 2019 and 2008. I first visited the Wisconsin cheese shop on a road trip to Mount Rushmore in 2008 and then again last month on my ten-state western road trip.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ In the 11 years in between, their rooftop mascot has received quite a makeover...and even more cheese!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Want more information? Check out the link in my bio!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #themidwestival #wisconsinbucketlist #onlyinwisconsin #Wisconsin #travelwisconsin #DiscoverWisconsin #RoamWisconsin #RoadsideAmerica #AtlasObscura #RoadsideAttraction #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadsideAttractions #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk #SillyAmerica #RoadTrip #RoadTrippers #WisconsinRoadTrip #TravelTheUSA #WindingRoads #SeeTheUSA #RoadTrippingUSA #RoadTripAdventure #RoadTripping⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀
Have you ever had a dilly bar? It’s an iconic Dairy Queen novelty treat that consists of a disc of soft serve coated in hardened chocolate (or cherry or butterscotch candy) served on a stick. On a hot summer day I could probably eat ten of them. Or, I don’t know, maybe one GIANT one like the world’s largest Dilly Bar in Moorhead, Minnesota.⁠ ⁠ The Dilly Bar was invented in 1955 at the Moorhead Dairy Queen in Minnesota. According to local legend, co-owner Robert Litherland dipped a round of soft serve in chocolate, held it high, and declared, “Now, isn’t that a dilly?” And thus, the classic Dilly Bar was born.⁠ ⁠ In August 2017 the Moorhead Dairy Queen honored their legacy by installing a 12-foot tall world’s largest Dilly Bar on their patio. Now visitors can enjoy their dilly bars next to a giant dilly bar.⁠ ⁠ Now, isn’t that a dilly?⁠ ⁠ Want to learn more? Check out the link in my bio!⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #themidwestival #OnlyinMN #Minnesota #captureminnesota #capturemn #captivateMN #minnesota365 #ThisIsMyMinnesota #ThisIsMyMn #northofnormal #FargoMoorhead #DairyQueen #DillyBar #RoadsideAmerica #AtlasObscura #RoadsideAttraction #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadsideAttractions #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk #SillyAmerica #RoadTrip #RoadTrippers #RoadTripping⁠
It's no secret: I ❤️❤️❤️ Carhenge!!!⁠ ⁠ Carhenge is a Stonehenge replica made from cars in Alliance Nebraska⁠!⁠ ⁠ 🚗🚙 🚗🚙⁠ ⁠ Last time I visited I decided to take a PEEK around this fun roadside attraction. 🤫Want to see? 👀Watch this Carhenge video and see if you can spot me! 🤔⁠ ⁠Let me know if you did in the comments below! 🤣 ⁠ 🔊 SOUND UP for the best experience and to hear the official Silly America theme song!⁠ ⁠ 💻From IGTV, Click here to learn more:⁠ https://sillyamerica.com/blog/carhenge-in-alliance-nebraska/⁠ ⁠ 📹 Subscribe to @SillyAmerica for more road trips and roadside attractions!⁠ ✈️ Click the paper airplane below to share this video to your stories or with friends! ⁠ #Carhenge #Nebraska #VisitNebraska #HonestlyNE #RoadsideAmerica #RoadsideAttraction #RoadsideAttractions #RoadTrip #RoadTrippers #SillyAmerica ⁠#midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #OnlyInNebraska #themidwestival #AtlasObscura #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk ⁠ #IPulledOverForThis #RoadTripping #RoadTripUSA #USARoadTrip #VisitTheUSA #UsRoadTrip #AmericanRoadTrip l #DiscoverUSA ⁠ ⁠@visit_nebraska⁠
Just off of I-80 in Laramie, Wyoming is a peculiar site. Is it a ghost town? An old west town? Or is it…a gas station? It’s actually the Gunslinger 66 (otherwise known as Tumbleweed Gas Station Town).⁠ ⁠ Gunslinger 66 and Tumbleweed Gas Station Town have been around since at least the 1970s. Unfortunately, when I stopped by last month Tumbleweed wasn’t the only ghost town: the gas station pumps and convenience store were closed.⁠ ⁠ Learn more about this roadside attraction - LINK IN BIO!⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #visitwyoming #ThatsWY #Wyoming #discoverwyoming #discover_wyoming #WyomingLife #WYO #westbysouthwest #WyomingOnly #RoadsideAmerica #AtlasObscura #RoadsideAttraction #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadsideAttractions #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk #SillyAmerica #RoadTrip #RoadTrippers #OnTheRoadAgain #RoadTrips #RoadTripping #TravelUSA #RoadTripUSA #USATravel #USARoadTrip
If you’re stopping in Jamestown, North Dakota to see the World’s Largest Buffalo Monument be sure to plan time to stay awhile to learn more about the magnificent American Bison behind the roadside attraction at the National Buffalo Museum.⁠ ⁠ Learn more: LINK IN BIO!⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #NorthDakota #BeNDLegendary #NDLegendary #onlyinnorthdakota #capturenorthdakota #themidwestival #museum #RoadsideAmerica #AtlasObscura #RoadsideAttraction #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadsideAttractions #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk #SillyAmerica #RoadTrip #RoadTrippers #AmericanRoadTrip #SummerRoadTrip #USTravel #DiscoverUSA #SeeTheUSA #RoadTrippingUSA #RoadTripAdventure ⁠ ⁠
Take a gander at “Super Goose,” a large Canada goose sculpture in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.⁠ ⁠ Learn more about this big goose - LINK IN BIO!⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #themidwestival #OnlyinMN #Minnesota #captureminnesota #capturemn #captivateMN #minnesota365 #ThisIsMyMinnesota #ThisIsMyMn #RoadsideAmerica #AtlasObscura #RoadsideAttraction #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadsideAttractions #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk #SillyAmerica ⁠ #RoadTrip #RoadTrippin #OnTheRoadAgain #RoadTrips #RoadTripping #VisitFergusFalls #RoadTrippers ⁠ ⁠
🧔Did I ever mention that I have a thing for men with beards? Well, I do. Especially tall (really tall), dark, and handsome men with beards. Men like the L.P. Anderson Co. muffler man in Billings, Montana. He’s just perfect, right?⁠ ⁠ This muffler man has it all. Beard. Check. Impeccable build. Check. A good job selling tires. Check. And, well, he’s even a movie star! The Montana muffler man made his feature film debut in the 2013 film Nebraska.⁠ ⁠ Learn more about my new 😍😍😍 - LINK IN BIO!⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #westbysouthwest #montana #visitmontana #MontanaMoment #montanalife ⁠ #visitmt #visitmontana #distinctlymontana #MontanaLove #Montanagrams #bestofmontana #onlyinmontana #RoadsideAmerica #AtlasObscura #RoadsideAttraction #TouristTrap #WeirdAndWonderful #CoolFinds #WorldsLargest #RoadsideAttractions #RoadSideAmericana #PointsOfInterest #InSearchOfQuirk #SillyAmerica #MufflerMan #ag233 #RoadTrip #Roadtrippers #RodTripping #BillingsMontana⁠

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