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I-70 begins its journey just outside of Baltimore. There are just under 100 miles of I-70 to travel through Maryland before reaching the Pennsylvania border at Hancock, MD. On the east side of Frederick at the Patrick Street exit, is the Jug Bridge Monument Park. Say what? The history on this one is a bit convoluted. The “jug-shaped” monument was e...
There are around 200 miles of I-70 that pass through Pennsylvania, with several roadside attractions along the way. Less than an hour after crossing into Pennsylvania from Maryland, you’ll come upon the town of Everett, PA. By now, you’re probably getting hungry for a snack, so why not stop at theIgloo Soft Freeze(seasonal)? You can’t miss it, beca...
My home state is what originally fostered my love of roadside attractions! Here are some of my favorites things to see along I-70 in Ohio. It may lack the kitsch of some other roadside attractions, but New Concord Ohio is home to theJohn & Annie Glenn Museum. The home where astronaut John Glenn grew up has been moved to Main Street and is now a mus...
There are over 150 miles of I-70 that pass through Indiana, with a fun assortment of roadside attractions to keep your interest. Starting in Richmond, just when you leave Ohio, Clara’s Pizza Kingis a restaurant with a vintage double-decker bus from London inside. There are even dining tables inside the bus. Not far down the road, Centerville has th...
I-70 crosses southern Illinois for about 160 miles between Indiana to Missouri. Just 30 minutes into Illinois, you’ll reach the town of Casey, asmall town full of giant roadside attractions. Casey claims to have the World’s Largest Rocking Chair, Windchime, Mail Box, Golf Tee, Wooden Clogs, Pitchfork, Knitting Needles, and Crochet Hook. Effingham i...
At St. Louis, I-70 crosses into Missouri, where perhaps the most famous roadside attraction, theSt. Louis Arch, is located. There are several other fun things to see along I-70 in Missouri as you travel between St.Louis and Kansas City. Just outside St. Louis, in Overland, make a quick detour to see Dan’s Emerald Forest. This landscaping project to...
There are plenty of things to see in Kansas along I-70. This state has the longest stretch of the interstate – over six hours of driving from Missouri to Colorado. But it’s also, surprisingly, my favorite state to road trip through. Driving through Kansas on I-70, you’ll encounter several cool towns and roadside attractions that are the perfect exc...
After six hours of driving through the plains of Kansas, you reach Colorado. I would wager that Colorado probably contains the most beautiful and least beautiful stretches of I-70. There are a lot of feedlots to pass through before reaching those beautiful Rocky Mountains! Just past Denver, in Morrison, there are dinosaur footprints you can visit a...
I-70 enters Utah not far from Vernal, home of Dinosaur National Monument and ends when it meets up with I-15 between Salt Lake City and St. George. Green River, Utah, lays claim to the world’s largest watermelon slice, which was originally created for the annual Watermelon Festival at the end of summer. Carl’s Jr. in the town of Salina, Utah, has p...
- Central Ohio is full of weird and wonderful roadside attractions. The kind of attractions that make you pull over, grab the camera, and hop out. They range in size and scale, but they’re all uniquely Ohio.
- Flight of the Hawk Sculpture. Created by a local resident, Ric Leichliter, The Flight of the Hawk sculpture has a 14-foot wingspan and sits nearly 40 feet in the air.
- Stonewall Cemetery. This family cemetery got its walls in 1838. The family of the builder, Nathaniel Wilson, hoped to preserve the cemetery and protect it from vandals and in 1817, the cemetery and the land it sits on was deeded to United States President James Monroe.
- Ronald McDonald & Friends Statue. Nestled behind a McDonald’s off of US SR 36/37, Roadside junkies can find a massive sculpture of Ronald McDonald and his closest friends.
- Over 50 Ohio Roadside Attractions. These fun things to do in Ohio are organized geographically so you can quickly find the ones closest to you. Free Things to do in Cleveland Area.
- Free Things to do in Cleveland Area. The following are low-cost or free things to do in Cleveland and the surrounding area. Most are within a one to two hour drive of the city.
- Free Things to do in Columbus Area. The following are low-cost or free things to do in Columbus and the surrounding area. Most are within a one to two hour drive of the city.
- Fun Things to do in Ohio Between Cleveland and Columbus. Many of these free things to do in Ohio are in and near Mansfield – my hometown. 38. Elektro. A walking, talking robot manufactured by Westinghouse for the New York World’s Fair, Elektro shocked the world by smoking a cigarette while crossing the border into Canada.
- Longaberger’s World’s Largest Picnic Basket. 1500 E Main St, Newark, OH. The World’s Largest Picnic Basket was once the corporate headquarters to the Longaberger Basket Company.
- Field of Giant Corn Cobs. 4995 Rings Rd, Dublin, OH. In a large field off of the highway in Dublin, there stand 109 human-sized ears of corn each standing at 6 feet 3 inches (1.9 m) tall and each weighing in at a whopping 1500 pounds (680 kg.).
- Futuro House, a.k.a. UFO House. 9473 OH-123, Carlisle, OH. Often called UFO Houses or Flying Saucer Houses, these gray orbital pods are actually called Futuro Houses.
- The Troll Hole Museum. 228 E Main St, Alliance, OH. The Troll Hole is home to over 8,000 troll dolls and over 20,000 troll-related items. Sherry Groom has been collecting this world’s largest troll collection since she was a child and opened the Troll Hole museum in 2013 to display the toys for the world to see.
Jan 6, 2020 · From giant objects you can see from the road to unusual backyard museums, here are 14 bizarre roadside attractions in Ohio that will catch your eye.
The best Columbus, Ohio oddities and offbeat attractions, road trip and vacation recommendations from Roadside America's writers and experts -- museums, statues, roadside stops, odd buildings, weird folk art.
