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50 Weirdest Attractions Across the USA
Welcome to our slideshow of the weirdest attractions across the USA to visit and experience in your lifetime. These breathtaking destinations are all worth adding to your cross country bucket list whether it’s awesome neon museum, an out of this world UFO watchtower or an incredible unique haunted house. Click START SLIDESHOW to take the journey through our collection of the most extraordinary roadside attractions across America.
Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum
Located in San Antonio, Texas, Barney turns toilet seats in to works of art.
The Farnham Colossi
Mr. and Mrs. Farnham collect over sized statues that can be seen in Under, West Virginia.
Leila’s hair museum
This hair museum, located in Independence, Missouri, has everything from art to jewelry made with human hair.
The Mystery spot
Santa cruz, california has a place where a cabin sits on a slope in a way that makes you feel as if you are always leaning forward.
The Paper House
The Paper House is located in Rockport, Massachusetts, and was the idea of Elis Stenman. He wanted to build a summer home out of newspapers…for fun.
The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum
This attraction, located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, has over 20,000 sets of salt and pepper shakers.
Nuclear Waste Adventure Trail and Museum
Here in St. Charles County, Missouri, you will find where the largest explosives factory in America used to be! Enjoy walking around a uranium refinery.
UFO Watchtower
In Hooper, Colorado, Judy Messoline set up an observation tower and campground. You might spot a UFO, but if not at least there is a gift shop.
World’s Largest Chest of Drawers
High Point, NC is the Furniture Capital of the World, So this bizzare destination was built.
The Corn Palace
Believe it or not the Corn Palace, located in Mitchell, South Dakota, is the only Corn Palace in the world!
Hole N` The Rock
Albert Christensen took 12 years building his home right into the rock in the Canyonlands of Utah. There are 14 rooms, and even a bathtub dug right into the rock!
The Neon Museum
This neon light museum is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This graveyard of signs that lit up vegas will take you back in time while on the the guided tour.
Winchester Mystery House
The Winchester house is located in San Jose, California was the home of Sarah Winchester. After the death of her husband, who started the Winchester Rifle company, Sara built miles of secret passageways, false doors, and secret rooms to to confuse evil spirits, as some would say.
The House on the Rock
The House on the Rock is a tourist destination between the cities of Dodgeville and Spring Green in Wisconsin. This large structure houses is one of the largest collections of bizzare objects in the world.
Ben and Jerry’s Flavor Graveyard
The flavors that do not make the cut wind up here in Waterbury, Vermont. If you ever visit Ben and Jerry’s don’t forget to pay tribute to these fallen soldiers.
The Museum of Bad Art
There are actually several locations in Massachusetts where you can check out some very questionable valued art.
Cano’s Castle
This 4 story home in Antonito, Colorado built by Donald “cano” Espinoza, was made of metal scrap and beer cans.
Wild Bill’s Nostalgia
Go to Middletown, Connecticut to see a strange variety of objects. There is also a giant funhouse you can walk through.
International Banana Museum
The Banana museum, located in Mecca, California, is all things banana. There are thousands of Banana related collectables.
Carhenge
You can find this replica of England’s Stonehenge in Alliance, Nebraska. In the 1980s Jim Reinders built Carhenge as a memorial to his father.
Dole Plantation Pineapple Garden Maze
You can explore the world’s largest plant maze at the Dole plantation in Wahiawa, Hawaii. The maze is a total of 2.5 miles long!
Bubblegum Alley
While there are several bubblegum alleys in the united states, this one in San Luis Obispo, California is the largest.
Cross Island Chapel
The world’s smallest church is located in Oneida, New York and is in the middle of a Lake! With less than 30 square feet, there is only room to accommodate the bride, groom, and person marrying them.
National Mustard Museum
There are more than 5,000 mustards from more than 70 countries on display at this museum in Middleton, Wisconsin…if you don’t like mustard, this is not the place for you.
The Thing
While driving on rt 10 between el Paso, Texas and Tucson, Arizona you will see billboards for “The Thing”. What is it you’re wondering? We may never know.
National Museum of Funeral History
The National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, Texas. Features one off coffins, and other funeral memorabilia. John Paul II`s bulletproof popemobile resides here!
World’s Largest Ball of Twine
While several destinations claim to have the largest twine balls, in 2014 the record belongs to Cawker, Kansas. Its growing all the time!
The Hammer Museum
There are 1500 hammers on display, from recent designs to ones dating back to the time of the Romans.
Cadillac Ranch
Cadillac Ranch, located along Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas, Is one of the most iconic roadside attractions in the united states. 10 Cadillacs are half buried and splattered with paint. It is said that they are buried on the same angle as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Prada Marfa
This structure sits outside Valentine, texas, and was made by artists Elmgreen and Dragset
Enchanted highway
In Regent, North Dakota, there is a 32 mile stretch of some of the biggest scrap metal structures in existence.
Dinosaur Kingdom II
Here you will find confederate and yankee troops battling against dinosaurs, just like how it happened during the civil war….
Salvation Mountain
Calipatria, Ca, hosts a hillside monument to god. It was created by Leonard Knight.
The Jail Tree
A long time ago in Wickenburg, Az there was no jail so criminals were simply chained to this tree waiting for the sheriff to come pick them up.
Dog Bark Park Inn
In Cottonwood, Idaho you can stay at this bed and breakfast in the worlds largests begal
Flintstones Bedrock City
In Williams, Az, there is an amusement and rv park dedicated to the cartoon the Flintstones.
Medieval Torture Museum
In St. Augustine, FL there is a museum dedicated to the brutal torture methods that were used during the medieval times.
Cornhenge
This public art display has 109 corn cobs the size of people in Dublin, Ohio.
Middle FInger on a Pole
In the town of westford, Vermont, Ted Pelkey, who was angry at his local government, constructed a giant middle finger.
Grave Expressions of Cave Hill Cemetery
In Louisville, Kentucky this cemetery, which seems to be a continuous labyrinth, tries to make an impression of the people put here long after their death.
Bigfoot Crossroads of America Museum
In Hastings, Ne this museum is all about bigfoot. Apparently there are bigfoot sightings all over the us, not just the north west as most believe.
Quietest Place on Earth
This sound isolating chamber is located at Orfield Laboratories in Minnesota. It is so quiet sound is measured in negative decibels
Alfred Packer Cannibal Massacre Site
In Lake city, Colorado several prospectors walked into the snowy mountains and Packer came back to town 66 days later looking well fed and had all his companions money.
Museum of Wonder drive through
This drive through museum, located in Seale, Alabama, is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Transylvania’s Moonsick Museum
This museum In Lexington, Ky is a medical and science museum with some very odd things to look at.
House of Eternal Return
In Santa fe, New Mexico there is a place that is half haunted house, half Dr. Seuss novel. Funded game of thrones author George R.R. Martin
Confusion Hill
Built in Piercy, California, this roadside attraction includes a house called gravity house that is full of optical illusions.
Athletes made of junk
In Daphne, AL there are metal sculptures made of various scrap metal depicting athletes in motion.
Dearly Departed Tours and Museum
On Santa Monica Blvd, In LA, you will find this museum that shows the darker side of Hollywood.
Dole Plantation Pineapple Garden Maze
You can explore the world’s largest plant maze at the Dole plantation in Wahiawa, Hawaii. The maze is a total of 2.5 miles long!
