The United States is home to many amazing things like the Grand Canyon, Walt Disney World and Yosemite National Park. Simply because of the country's history, there are people of all different ethnicities, nationalities, lifestyles, tastes, beliefs and occupations in the US. The diversity of landscape and livelihood alone would be reasons for unusual things to appear along the highways, but the mix of cultures and beliefs has added a whole no level of weirdness. There definitely a higher than average accumulation of odd attractions in the United States, so if you are planning a road trip it might be fun to include a few on your itinerary.
The Oxen Statues
In Three Forks, Montana there is a restaurant in a building that is fashioned to look like a covered wagon. The Prairie Schooner diner is popular with locals for its home style cooking, but the two massive oxen statues that appear to be pulling the covered wagon restaurant are what attracts those driving by. Each time the cashier inside the establishment sees people looking at the oxen, she pulls a lever that releases fluid in such a way that the oxen look as though they are relieving themselves.
Precious Moments Chapel
In case you are not familiar, Precious Moments are a series of small porcelain figurines depicting children with angel wings doing various activities. The figurines are most famous for the stylized eyes on the faces, as they are tear-drop shaped and very sweet looking. The owners of the Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, Missouri have painted scenes from the bible on the walls and ceiling of the chapel in the Michelangelo style of the Sistine Chapel. The kicker here is every character from the bible is depicted as a Precious Moments child.
Prehistoric Forest
In Marblehead, Ohio there is the opportunity to visit a dinosaur park. No doubt there are many so-called dinosaur parks in North America, let along the United States, however at this one there is the added pleasure of pretending to 'kill the monsters'. When guests visit the park they can take a tram ride to view the dinosaur statues and are given a toy rifle and instructions on 'killing the monsters'.
Marfa Prada Store
If you happen to be driving through Texas, just 150 miles south of El Paso is the Marfa Prada Store. Now, before getting your Prada buying hope too high let us tell you the store is closed permanently and even if it were open, none of the contents are for sale. Additionally, the 20 genuine Prada shoes inside are just that - shoes, not pairs of shoes. They are all single left foot shoes, which accompany six genuine Prada handbags. The Marfa Prada is proclaimed by a nearby sign, as a permanent art project that is specific to the site in which it sits.
These are just four of the hundreds of odd, weird, extraordinary, unique, even interesting attractions along the back-roads and highways of the United States. Visiting these places is a great way to catch a glimpse of the odd hobbies people have. What may be mundane or outrageous to use, may be wonderful and exciting to someone else. To each their own.
The Oxen Statues
In Three Forks, Montana there is a restaurant in a building that is fashioned to look like a covered wagon. The Prairie Schooner diner is popular with locals for its home style cooking, but the two massive oxen statues that appear to be pulling the covered wagon restaurant are what attracts those driving by. Each time the cashier inside the establishment sees people looking at the oxen, she pulls a lever that releases fluid in such a way that the oxen look as though they are relieving themselves.
Precious Moments Chapel
In case you are not familiar, Precious Moments are a series of small porcelain figurines depicting children with angel wings doing various activities. The figurines are most famous for the stylized eyes on the faces, as they are tear-drop shaped and very sweet looking. The owners of the Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, Missouri have painted scenes from the bible on the walls and ceiling of the chapel in the Michelangelo style of the Sistine Chapel. The kicker here is every character from the bible is depicted as a Precious Moments child.
Prehistoric Forest
In Marblehead, Ohio there is the opportunity to visit a dinosaur park. No doubt there are many so-called dinosaur parks in North America, let along the United States, however at this one there is the added pleasure of pretending to 'kill the monsters'. When guests visit the park they can take a tram ride to view the dinosaur statues and are given a toy rifle and instructions on 'killing the monsters'.
Marfa Prada Store
If you happen to be driving through Texas, just 150 miles south of El Paso is the Marfa Prada Store. Now, before getting your Prada buying hope too high let us tell you the store is closed permanently and even if it were open, none of the contents are for sale. Additionally, the 20 genuine Prada shoes inside are just that - shoes, not pairs of shoes. They are all single left foot shoes, which accompany six genuine Prada handbags. The Marfa Prada is proclaimed by a nearby sign, as a permanent art project that is specific to the site in which it sits.
These are just four of the hundreds of odd, weird, extraordinary, unique, even interesting attractions along the back-roads and highways of the United States. Visiting these places is a great way to catch a glimpse of the odd hobbies people have. What may be mundane or outrageous to use, may be wonderful and exciting to someone else. To each their own.
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