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A roadside attraction is a large tourist attraction along side the road and is used by a community or area to present some information or history of the community or area, sometimes even just a mascott. Add the roadside attraction you have found in your travels across the country or around the world.
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Roadside AttractionsUrge - Robot Mimics You - San Francisco, CA

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Urge to Stand is an interactive sculpture at the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, California.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: California

date approved: 2/3/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsStatue of Stevie Ray Vaughan - Austin, TX

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"Stevie" Ray Vaughan was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Stevie moved to Austin when he was 17 and frequently played at Austin music venues.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/2/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsTaco Maria Statue - Austin, TX

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Maria's Taco Xpress is a cantina and taco shop in south Austin. A large statue of Maria beckons passers-by to come visit.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsCostumed Zebra - Austin, TX

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Lucy in Disguise With Diamonds is a costume rental store in the South Congress District of Austin, Texas. On the rooftop is a zebra wearing an elaborate costume dress and a fruit basket hat.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsMetal Longhorn Sculpture - Austin, TX

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This mixed metal sculpture os a Texas longhorn stands in the private yard of a south Austin ranch.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsBig Chicken - Austin, TX

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This big chicken can be found in the front yard of a home a home on West Gibson Street in Austin Texas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsWorld's Largest Urban Bat Colony - Austin, TX

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The Congress Avenue Bridge is a major tourist attraction in the summer time. People come to watch the bats take flight at sunset, creating what looks like a large smoke stream as they emerge and fly away to feed.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsWorld's Largest Longhorn - Austin, TX

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The fiberglass bull is 17 feet long, stands 12 feet high and has a horn spread of 9 feet. "Bevo" is the mascot of the University of Texas at Austin.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsGiant Olmec Head Replica - Austin, TX

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This stone head is a full-scale stone reproduction of Olmec Colossal Head No. 1, found in Veracruz, Mexico. It was sculpted from stone by artist Ignacio Pérez Solano. It is believed to depict an unknown Olmec ruler.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsTreaty Oak - Austin, TX

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The Treaty Oak, a once-majestic Southern live oak, is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa Tribes.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsGiant Fork with Attachments - Austin, TX

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THe Hyde Park Bar and Grill uses a fork as a giant sign post out front. The tines of the fork are updated periodically with different art pieces. In 2012 they celebrated their 30th anniversary with the current "30" art piece.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Tennessee

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsGiant Spider - Austin, TX

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This giant spider sculpture is titled Arachnophilla and was created by artist, Dixie Friend Gay.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsMuseum of the Weird - Austin, TX

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Lucky Lizards Curios & Gifts is also known as the Museum of the Weird. In addition to the novelty items sold at the gift store, there is a "museum" of weird items in the back.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 2/1/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsTecumseh - Vincennes, IN

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This is #74 in Peter "Wolf" Toth's Whispering Giant Series. It is made of Black Oak and is a monument to Chief Tecumseh.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member onfire4jesus

location: Indiana

date approved: 1/30/2013

last visited: 1/25/2013

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Roadside AttractionsBuckhorn Exchange - Denver, CO

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The Buckhorn Exchange is Denver's oldest restaurant serving game meat and 'Rocky Mountain Oysters' daily with a 575 collection of taxidermy mounts looking on!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1

location: Colorado

date approved: 1/30/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsWestern Historic Radio Museum - Virginia City, NV, USA

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If radios are your passion, especially vintage radios, you must plan on visiting the Radio Museum, located in the Parish House at 109 South “F” Street, in Virginia City, Nevada.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Chasing Blue Sky

location: Nevada

date approved: 1/25/2013

last visited: 11/11/2011

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Roadside AttractionsRock Igloo Prayer House - Calera, AL

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This stone igloo with the granite sign "House of Prayer" is located near Calera, Alabama.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 1/24/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsLarger-Than-Life Willie Nelson - Austin, TX

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Country music legend Willie Nelson helped unveil this staue of himself at 4:20PM on April 20.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: Texas

date approved: 1/19/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsThe Batman Cave - Hollywood, CA

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This is the original bat cave that was used in the 1960's movies and T.V. shows.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: California

date approved: 1/17/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsGoddard Park-Polaris Missle - Auburn, MA

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Goddard Memorial Park is located on Southbridge Street near the intersection with Auburn Street in Auburn, MA

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 1/17/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsDowntown Slave Auction Block - Fredericksburg, VA

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Sandstone block was used for helping people mounted their horses - and for auctioning slaves.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler

location: Virginia

date approved: 1/14/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsTiny Church - Wytheville, VA

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Small 12'x16' white church is fully functional, if a pastor wants to speak to a "crowd" of six.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler

location: Virginia

date approved: 1/14/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsCannonball in a Church Wall - Greeneville, TN

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From the US Civil War... church shot on Sept. 4th, 1864.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler

location: Tennessee

date approved: 1/14/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsMiracle Mineral Water - New Market, TN

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Houston's Mineral Water is clean, cool well water - maybe with miraculous properties.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler

location: Tennessee

date approved: 1/14/2013

last visited: never

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Roadside AttractionsDinosaur Caves Park - Pismo Beach, CA

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A cool park in Pismo Beach.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date approved: 1/13/2013

last visited: never

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