Top 10 U.S. Roadside Attractions #Part1

Cabazon Dinosaurs, Cabazon, California

Photograph by Kevin Stanchfield

Climb to the top of a life-size Tyrannosaurus rex for an up-close view of its teeth at this real-world Jurassic park. Purchase souvenirs at a museum shop located inside Ms. Dinny, a 150-ton Apatosaurus considered the largest concrete dino in the world.

Carhenge, Alliance, Nebraska

Photograph by Bill Bachmann, Alamy

Circling a patch of lonesome prairie, 38 old cars painted gray form a replica of England’s Stonehenge. Additional sculptures made from Detroit iron include “Ford Seasons,” representing seasonal changes to the landscape.

Enchanted Highway, Regent, North Dakota

Photograph by Carrie Bitner

Seven sensational scrap metal sculptures line this 32-mile stretch of highway in southwest North Dakota, including artist Gary Greff’s massive “Geese in Flight,” listed in the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest scrap metal sculpture.

Enchanted Highway, Regent, North Dakota

Photograph by Carrie Bitner

Seven sensational scrap metal sculptures line this 32-mile stretch of highway in southwest North Dakota, including artist Gary Greff’s massive “Geese in Flight,” listed in the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest scrap metal sculpture.

Lucy the Elephant, Margate, New Jersey

Photograph by Phil Taplin, Alamy

America’s oldest example of zoomorphic architecture, this 130-year-old, 65-foot pachyderm is actually a building that once served as a summer cottage. Lumber up the spiral stairs to Lucy’s towering howdah for elephantine views of the Atlantic Ocean. See #Part2

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