Roadside Attractions on Route 66

Massive 42-foot Route 66 rocking chair that held the world record from 2008 to 2015 and remains an iconic photo stop.

Over-the-top Route 66 roadside attraction with fudge, oddities, gifts, museum displays, mini golf, and photo opportunities.

Large blue concrete whale extending into a pond beside Route 66.

Popular Route 66 roadside art installation featuring oversized vintage gas station imagery.

Oversized fiberglass cowboy standing outside Cadillac Ranch RV Park.

Fourteen-foot green tiki-style head created by Gregg Arnold at Antares Point.

Desert café used as the principal filming location for the movie Bagdad Cafe.

Thirty-foot fiberglass astronaut Muffler Man holding a rocket at the entrance to South Island Park.

Rabbit-themed Route 66 attraction known for Volkswagen Rabbits, trucking memorabilia, and roadside humor.

Triangular shop topped with a giant milk bottle.

Vintage airplane displayed on the grassy frontage of the Historic Route 66 Motel.

Giant stucco sombrero forming the entrance canopy of La Cita restaurant, with a separate sombrero-shaped roadside sign on the property.

Giant roadside arrow landmark beside the ruins of the historic Twin Arrows Trading Post east of Flagstaff.

Outdoor forest of metal bottle trees decorated with colorful glass and found objects.

Route 66 roadside marketplace and travel stop featuring restaurants, shops, and dining areas inside retired railroad cars.

Giant fiberglass figure holding a hot dog beside historic Route 66.

A 22-foot fiberglass service-station attendant waving and holding a wrench outside Gearhead Curios.

Century-old turkey tracks preserved in the concrete of an early Route 66 alignment and marked for travelers to find.

Rusted 1951 International boom truck whose appearance helped inspire Tow Mater from Pixar's Cars.

Deliberately tilted water tower installed to attract motorists to the former Tower Fuel Stop.

Colorful half-buried Volkswagen Beetles relocated from Conway to the Big Texan RV Ranch for an interactive Route 66 photo stop.

Twin municipal water towers humorously labeled "Hot" and "Cold," a longtime St. Clair roadside photo stop.

Lowell Davis sculpture transforming a manure spreader into a whimsical biplane with a pilot.

Folk-art grounds dominated by a 90-foot concrete totem pole, with smaller sculpted objects and a fiddle collection.

Giant fiberglass cowboy Muffler Man mounted above John's Used Cars at Coal Avenue and Fifth Street.

Rumble-strip installation designed to play "America the Beautiful" when driven eastbound at the proper speed.

Colorful hand-built dinosaur sculptures outside Rainbow Rock Shop, a classic Holbrook Route 66 photo stop.

Giant fiberglass lumberjack Muffler Man displayed beside Northern Arizona University's Walkup Skydome.

Rooftop fiberglass figure combining a human body with a chicken’s head.

World's-largest covered wagon topped by a giant Abraham Lincoln figure reading a law book.

Colorful roadside tribute to Erick native Sheb Wooley and his novelty hit The Purple People Eater.

170-foot water tower shaped like a Brooks catsup bottle and one of Illinois' best-known roadside landmarks.

Display of scorched locomotive from the 2011 fire, popular Route 66 photo stop.

Concrete boots remaining from Frecs the Miner, a giant figure destroyed by fire in 2022.

Shotgun reportedly associated with Bonnie and Clyde, displayed inside Liberty Pawn.

Lowell Davis roadside sculpture depicting a woman changing a tire outside the Carthage tire shop.

Small roadside police-warning sign reported at this Carthage location.

In-person Route 66 guessing contest with cash prizes — currently a pie flavor challenge.

Old West-themed jail exhibit evoking Arizona’s frontier days.

Unexpected roadside statue offering a unique stop for travelers.

Giant roadside chair sculpture, great for quirky photo stops.

Lowell Davis sculpture of an elevated jalopy, with a woman changing a tire while a man remains seated.

Hillside rock painted to resemble a large frog, known locally as W.H. Croaker.

Roadside collection of vintage windmills and old vehicles creating a quirky open-air display along Route 66.

Railroad boxcar at the former Midway Trading Post, decorated with a painted Route 66 shield.

Ten-foot carved wooden lumberjack formerly displayed at the Lumberjack Cafe site on Milton Road; now reported moved indoors to Northern Arizona University.

Cars-inspired roadside display with old vehicles and gas-station-themed photo opportunities along Route 66.

Vintage Sinclair dinosaur perched atop the former Sinclair station, now home to BTI Tire & Alignment.