Amstel House (New Castle, Delaware)
Amstel House, also known as the Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building/historic home in New Castle, Delaware. Built in 173o by Dr. John Finney, one of the town’s wealthiest landowners, Amstel House is one …
Roadside Attractions
World’s Largest Pistachio (Alamogordo, New Mexico)
The New Mexico pistachio farm, McGinn’s Pistachio Tree Ranch and Winery Gift Shop, known locally as PistachioLand, is home to a 30-foot-tall pistachio made of five yards of concrete and 35 gallons of paint. Unveiled …
The Rocky Steps (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The 72 stone steps leading up to the East Entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have become as iconic a symbol of the city as the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. …
Fan Tan Alley (Victoria, British Columbia)
At just 0.9m wide (about 3 feet) at the narrowest point, Fan Tan Alley holds the record for narrowest street in Canada and is a main attraction in the country’s oldest Chinatown. At more than …
Louis’ Lunch (New Haven, Connecticut)
The humble hamburger was created, so the story goes, in 1900 in response to a customer’s hurried request for a lunch to go. It was at Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut that this historic …
Marc Bolan Rock Shrine (London, England)
Marc Bolan, the glam rock guru/guitarist for T. Rex suffered the fate of a shot life. Despite the limited time he was able to share his love of music and spandex with the world, he …
Paisano Pete (Fort Stockton, Texas)
Roadrunners are not an uncommon site in Texas, but none of them are much of a match for Fort Stockton’s Paisano Pete. Serving as the most popular roadside attraction and official mascot of the small …
The World’s Tallest Thermometer (Baker, California)
In the Mojave Desert along State Route 127, a stretch of highway more commonly known as Death Valley Road, sits the small town of Baker, California. With a population of less than 1,000 and routine …
The Fremont Troll (Seattle, Washington)
Hiding underneath a bridge is pretty much exactly where you’d expect to find a troll, but the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington raised the bar on Halloween in 1990 when they unveiled an 18 foot …
Imagine Mosaic (Manhattan, New York)
Designated as a Quiet Zone in the New York City’s Central Park, the Imagine Memorial Mosaic was created by Italian craftsmen and given as a gift by the city of Naples, Italy. Based on a …