10 not-so-typical landmarks you must see on your next road trip

We told you things were about to get weird. In Alexandria, Indiana, road-trippers can actually make a stop to see a big ball of paint. Not to be confused with watching paint dry — the website states the ball is, “truely amazing and you must see it to believe it.” Owners Mike and Glenda Carmichael, say it all started with a baseball that has since been covered in 23,400 layers of paint and weighs more than 4,000 pounds. The massive ball has been featured on TV shows and in articles around the world, but why settle for seeing it in the media when you could see it in person and maybe even add a layer of paint yourself?!

Break it down, sound it out. Yes, it’s a mouthful, but that’s part of the appeal! Located in South Main Lucas, Kansas, this nifty place features miniature replicas of life’s largest items including the world’s largest rubber band ball, otter, talking cow and more. If that doesn’t prove legitimacy, how about the fact that they have their very own theme song??

(Sorry, not included on Audacy’s Rock n' Road exclusive station). Now try telling us they’re not kind of a big deal…

Super-sized super food — sounds pretty super to us! Fill up on your antioxidants in Maine with a stop at Wild Blueberry Land. Complete with themed landscaping, a bakery, museum and gift shop, this place is no joke. The land, created in 2001 by Dell and Marie Emerson is an educational stop for the entire family with a core mission “to farm sustainably and educate folks on the incredible health benefits of the Wild Blueberry.” With Farmer Dell, you can rest assured you are receiving "berry" good information as he’s worked at the University of Maine’s Wild Blueberry research farm for 53 years, become an award-winning chef and taught in the local Community College system for 30 years.

There’s nothing quite like a good rest area on a long trip and Nebraska has got you covered. While it may not be easy on the eyes, it’s big on comfort with a non-flushing toilet, free wi-fi (we think?), stained couch and prickly hay to sit on. If you don’t do it for the sheer comfort, you should at least do it for the ‘gram!

Margate City, New Jersey. Home to the very first roadside attraction — Lucy the elephant. While she’s not a living, breathing elephant, she still catches eyes with her large, 6-story frame and friendly demeanor providing a view atop her back for traveling tourists. Visitors can read up on Lucy’s history in an 11 chapter story on her website which tells her story from being built in 1881 to surviving lightning strikes, hurricanes and more.

Finally, a dresser that will actually fit all of our clothes! The 38-foot dresser, located in High Point, North Carolina, is representative of the city’s status of Home Furnishings Capital of the World. #Impressive Now this is a dresser we can get behind, if only we could afford a pickup truck large enough to transport it and a home big enough to fit it.

OK, so maybe it isn’t the cutest whale we’ve ever seen, but this Oklahoma landmark has a very sweet story. The whale was built by a husband as an anniversary gift for his wife and blossomed into the staple of The Animal Reptile Kingdom, an attraction that used to populate the area. While the reptile kingdom is now extinct, the whale remains in all its glory with a fun little water slide we wonder if anyone has actually slid down… recently.

Bathroom stops are inevitable, so you might as well relieve yourself in style with these glass walled public toilets in Sulpher Springs, Texas. Leave it to Texas to provide bathroom attendees the opportunity to see outside their stall, located in the middle of town, completely surrounded by a glass wall. Don’t worry, the glass is one-sided, which keeps outsiders from spying on those answering nature’s call. Are you brave enough to trust this one-sided glass stall?

No, this attraction was not inspired by the year 2020, or the current political climate. This upside down, “top secret” model of the White House, located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin offers visitors and their families a unique perspective of the White House as they embark on a guided tour and top secret mission. This attraction leaves guests pondering its metaphors, questioning hidden messages and trying to decode what it all means. Lots to talk about for the remainder of that road trip.

Afton, Wyoming makes a statement as it welcomes its visitors with the world’s largest elk horn arch and honestly, who doesn’t need to see that in heir lifetime? Made of more than 3,000 elk antlers, the arch stands 18 feet tall and 75 feet wide as it spans across four lanes of highway. Don’t worry — no elk were harmed in the making of the 15-ton arch. All antlers collected for the project were shed naturally by the animals and collected with permits from Wyoming’s Game and Fish Commission.