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Unearthing Route 66's Best: What Was Your Favorite Quirky Roadside Attraction?

1. The Bewildering Head of Fanning

Fanning, Illinois, USA

This colossal concrete head, 'Giganticus Headicus,' guards a small art gallery, its origin as mysterious as its gaze.

2. The Bridge That Bends Mid-River

Granite City, Illinois / St. Louis, Missouri, USA

The Chain of Rocks Bridge features an inexplicable, abrupt 22-degree bend halfway across the Mississippi River.

3. Tall Paul, The Gemini Giant's Lesser-Known Cousin

Atlanta, Illinois, USA

One of the famed 'Muffler Men' of Route 66, this giant holds a hot dog, a relic of a forgotten restaurant chain.

4. The Twin Arrows in the Desert

Winslow, Arizona, USA

Two colossal arrows, once marking a thriving trading post, now stand as decaying monuments to Route 66's decline.

5. Lucille's Gas Station: The Mother Road's Mother

Hydro, Oklahoma, USA

This historic gas station was run for decades by Lucille Hamons, a beloved figure known as the 'Mother of the Mother Road.'

6. The Original Brick Road of Auburn

Auburn, Illinois, USA

Drive on an authentic, perfectly preserved mile-long stretch of the original 1930s brick paving of Route 66.

7. Bowlin's Continental Divide Trading Post

Continental Divide, New Mexico, USA

Perched on the Continental Divide, this trading post offered Native American crafts and a unique geographic landmark to early travelers.

8. The Deliberately Leaning Water Tower of Groom

Groom, Texas, USA

This water tower was intentionally installed at a precarious angle as a quirky marketing stunt.

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