Roadside Oddities Add Levity to RV Travels

Americans are big, bold and, let’s face it, a little goofy. How else can you explain the Giant Pink Dinosaur in Vernal, Utah or the Giant Rotating Globe in Wellesley, Massachusetts? At countless crossroads across the U.S., our kitschy love for all things odd and weird is displayed with supersized pride. When we Americans pay tribute to the things we love, we do it in a BIG way. America is the home of more “World’s Largest” and “World’s Biggest” things than any other place in the world — and we’re proud of it!

Part of the fun of RV traveling is the opportunity to experience our fellow countrymen’s excessive pride in some pretty strange things, such as the Giant Milk Bottles in Richmond, Virginia; the World’s Largest Baked Potato in Blackfoot, Idaho; the World’s Largest Strawberry in Strawberry Point, Iowa and the World’s Largest Egg in Mentone, Indiana — all things you might expect to find in the refrigerator of the World’s Largest Man, the Paul Bunyan Statue in Akeley, Minnesota.

Scheduling pitstops and lunchtime picnics at these pieces of true Americana is a great way to inject some silly fun into your next RV vacation. If you’re RVing with kids or grandkids, let them look for roadside oddities along your route on RoadsideAmerica.com.  Or download the new Roadside America apps on iTunes before you hit the road. Six compilations of kooky regional oddities and attractions are available at the app store for $3 per region.