Hallucination Nation

Driving long hours, sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated...yep, it happens to us. Someone in the back seat screams "STATUE!" -- buzz-killing the entire car when it turns out to be a grain silo or utility pole. But worthy colossi are out there, by the thousands. RoadsideAmerica.com will guide you, hone your identification skills, and enhance your road trip adventures.

Things to check out as we head into Memorial Day weekend:

Muffler Men Map

We created the original Muffler Men Tracking Chart in 1996, clueless then about just how many of these fiberglass characters, circa 1962-1974, survived along the highway. Thanks to visitor reports and our continuing research, their locations and status are better known.

The old Tracking Chart is a bit weathered, so today we're introducing a more dynamic Muffler Men Map. We think it's much more terrifying than the old map. Drag and zoom to your heart's content.

Muffler Men Map

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Visitor Tips

Great places and helpful updates arrive daily via the environmentally-friendly tip pipeline. Keep everyone informed about what you encounter! Watch us froth with glee when you provide enough detail and location info so we can map a discovery!

See the Latest Tips.

To increase the likelihood we'll post your submission, please follow our picky Tip Guidelines

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Trunkations: The Roadside Blog

Get the inside scoop on oddball landmarks and tourism trends. Giants of the Confederacy and Muscle Beach; the Minister's Tree House; big battleship guns you can fire towards Philadelphia (sort of)...More

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Field Reports

Certified visit-worthy! Recent investigations:

• Alabama
  • U.S. Space and Rocket Center
  • World's Largest Office Chair
• Arkansas
• Tiny Town
• California
  • Half-Man, Half-Bear
  • Iron Zoo - Oil Pump Art
  • The Bulb - Flotsam Art Utopia
• Florida
  • World's Largest Miniature Circus
• Georgia
  • The General
• Illinois
  • Dungeons & Dragons Park
  • Statue of Popeye
  • The Piasa Bird
• Mississippi
  • Birthplace of Elvis
• Missouri
  • Griot Museum of Black History
  • Jesse James Wax Museum
• New York
  • Mosaic House of Boerum Hill
  • Smallest Museum in NYC
• Pennsylvania
  • St. John Neumann: Saint In Glass
• Tennessee
  • Billy Tripp's Mindfield
  • Mud Island
  • Statue of Liberation Through Christ
  • Tom Lee, Riverboat Disaster Hero
• Texas
  • Big Texan Steak Ranch
  • National Museum of Funeral History
• Wisconsin
  • The Rock in the House

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Have a super-sized summer,
The RoadsideAmerica.com Team