Things You Don't See Every Day
- Ave Maria Grotto, Cullman, Ala.
- The Beer-Can House, Houston
- Benewah Milk Bottles, Spokane, Wash.
- Biosphere 2, Oracle, Ariz.
- The Blue Whale, Catoosa, Okla.
- Cabazon Dinosaurs, Cabazon, Calif.
- Cadillac Ranch, near Amarillo, Texas
- Carhenge, Alliance, Neb.
- Desert of Maine, Freeport, Maine
- Devil's Rope Museum, McLean, Texas
- Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, S.D.
- Forbidden Gardens, Katy, Texas
- General Sherman Tree, Sequoia National Park, California
- Geographic Center of the U.S., Lebanon, Kans.
- Golden Driller, Tulsa, Okla.
- Gorilla Holding a VW Bug, Leicester, Vt.
- Graceland Too, Holly Springs, Miss.
- Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, Iowa
- Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue, Plains, Ga.
- Jolly Green Giant, Blue Earth, Minn.
- Land of Giants, Unger, W.Va.
- Leaning Tower, Niles, Ill.
- London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
- Longaberger Basket Headquarters, Newark, Ohio
- Longhorn Grill, Amado, Ariz.
- The Lost Sea; Sweetwater, TN
- Lucy the Elephant; Margate City, NJ
- Miracle Cross Garden; Prattville, AL
- Mystery Spot; Santa Cruz, CA
- Oldest Bob's Big Boy; Burbank, CA
- Paper House; Rockport, MA
- Paul Bunyan Statue; Bemidji, MN
- Porter Sculpture Park; Montrose, SD
- Shoe Tree; off U.S. 50 in Nevada
- Snake Alley; Burlington, IA
- The Spud Drive-In; Driggs, ID
- South of the Border; Dillon, SC
- The Thing; Dragoon, AZ
Record Holders
- World's Largest Ball of Twine; Cawker City, KS
- World's Largest Ball of Twine #2; Darwin, MN
- World's Largest Baseball Bat; Louisville, KY
- World's Largest Bottle of Catsup; Collinsville, Ill.
- World's Largest Buffalo; Jamestown, ND
- World's Largest Light Bulb; Edison, NJ
- World's Largest Pez; Burlingame, CA
- World's Largest Rocking Chair; Cuba, MO
- World's Largest Santa Claus; North Pole, AK
- World's Largest Thermometer; Baker, CA
- World's Largest Truck Stop; Walcott, IA
- World's Smallest Church; near Syracuse, NY
What better way to celebrate summer than by taking a road trip? Nestled between Niagara Falls, Mount Rushmore, Alcatraz Island and dozens of other destinations are these nostalgic, gaudy, run-down and kitschy locations. TIME takes a look (in alphabetical order) at 50 of the greatest