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Bigfoot statues and UFO roadside attractions

Giant statues, sighting boards, landing pads and lonely pull-offs where the lights show up. Free, quick and very photogenic. 40 so far.

United States

California 3

Roadside attraction · Baker, CAAlien Fresh JerkyAn alien-themed jerky store on the way to Vegas, with spaceship props and flavours like Abducted Cow Teriyaki.Free to visitRoadside attraction · Orleans, CABigfoot Scenic BywayCalifornia Highway 96 along the Klamath River from Willow Creek to Happy Camp, promoted as the region with the most Bigfoot sightings anywhere.FreeRoadside attraction · Landers, CAThe IntegratronA wooden dome George Van Tassel began in the 1950s after messages he said came from Venusians. Today it hosts booked sound baths.Sound baths by booking

Colorado 1

Roadside attraction · Hooper, COUFO WatchtowerA viewing platform and quirky garden in the San Luis Valley, with campsites for overnight sky watching.About $5

Minnesota 2

Roadside attraction · Lake City, MNLake Pepin (Pepie)Lake City says a serpent called Pepie lives in this wide stretch of the Mississippi and offers $50,000 for proof.FreeRoadside attraction · Remer, MNRemer, "Home of Bigfoot"A Chippewa National Forest town that leaned into Bigfoot after a 2009 trail-camera video, with Bigfoot cutouts, casts and a statue at the gas station.Free

Nevada 2

Roadside attraction · Hiko, NVAlien Research CenterA Quonset-hut gift shop at the start of the Extraterrestrial Highway, guarded by a giant silver alien.FreeRoadside attraction · Rachel, NVLittle A'Le'InnThe only motel, bar and cafe on this stretch of the Extraterrestrial Highway near Area 51. Order the Alien Burger.

New Hampshire 1

Roadside attraction · Lincoln, NHBetty and Barney Hill MarkerState historical marker on Route 3 for the 1961 Hill abduction story, the case that made "alien abduction" a household phrase.Free

New Mexico 3

Roadside attraction · Corona, NMAlleged UFO Skip SiteBLM land near Corona tied to the 1947 Roswell debris story. It is hike-in only, and the BLM sometimes leads guided walks.FreeRoadside attraction · Aztec, NMAztec UFO Crash SiteA plaque on a mesa trail marks the claimed 1948 saucer crash in Hart Canyon. The story is widely called a hoax, but the hike is lovely.FreeRoadside attraction · Roswell, NMUFO McDonald'sA McDonald's built in flying-saucer style with glowing trim and a space-themed play area. Only in Roswell.

New York 1

Roadside attraction · Port Henry, NYChamp Sightings BoardA big roadside board on Bulwagga Bay listing over 130 reported Champ sightings in Lake Champlain. Port Henry also throws a summer Champ Day.Free

North Carolina 1

Roadside attraction · Morganton, NCBrown Mountain Lights OverlookPull-off on NC 181 north of Morganton facing Brown Mountain, where glowing orbs have been reported for over a century.Free

Oregon 1

Roadside attraction · Applegate, ORThe Bigfoot TrapA big box trap built in 1974 to catch a Sasquatch. It only ever caught bears and now sits open on the Collings Mountain Trail.Free

Pennsylvania 1

Roadside attraction · Mount Pleasant, PAKecksburg AcornThe acorn-shaped replica made for Unsolved Mysteries, modelled on the object witnesses said fell in 1965, now sits at the Kecksburg fire hall.Free

Texas 2

Roadside attraction · Aurora, TXAurora Cemetery "Alien Grave"A Texas historical marker here notes the 1897 story of an airship crash and a pilot "not of this world" said to be buried in the cemetery.FreeRoadside attraction · Marfa, TXMarfa Lights Viewing AreaA roadside pavilion 9 miles east of Marfa on US 90, built for watching the mystery lights that bob over the desert some nights.Free

Washington 2

Roadside attraction · Cougar, WAApe CanyonGorge on Mount St. Helens named for a 1924 story of miners besieged by rock-throwing 'apemen'. A popular trail runs alongside it.FreeRoadside attraction · Toutle, WANorth Fork Survivors BigfootA towering concrete Bigfoot beside a gift shop and an A-frame half-buried by the 1980 Mount St. Helens mudflow.Free to look

West Virginia 3

Roadside attraction · Flatwoods, WVFlatwoods Monster Chair TrailFive 10-foot chairs shaped like the 1952 monster are spread from Flatwoods through Sutton to Gassaway. Photograph all five for a "Free Braxxie" sticker.FreeRoadside attraction · Point Pleasant, WVMothman StatueBob Roach's gleaming stainless-steel Mothman, about 12 feet tall with spread wings and red eyes, has stood downtown since 2003. Everyone takes the photo.FreeRoadside attraction · Point Pleasant, WVThe TNT Area (McClintic Wildlife Management Area)Old WWII explosives works north of town, still dotted with concrete igloos, where four young people first reported Mothman on November 15, 1966.Free

Wisconsin 1

Roadside attraction · Rhinelander, WIWorld's Largest HodagRhinelander's horned, grinning Hodag, a lumberjack hoax from 1893, guards the visitor centre. Lit at night.Free

Wyoming 1

Roadside attraction · Douglas, WYJackalope StatueDouglas, where taxidermists invented the antlered rabbit in the 1930s, has a big jackalope statue downtown and more around town.Free

Canada

Alberta 1

Roadside attraction · St. Paul, ABUFO Landing PadThe world's first UFO landing pad, built in 1967 for Canada's centennial, sits on a time capsule due to open in 2067. A small UFO exhibit is next door.Free

British Columbia 2

Roadside attraction · Kelowna, BCOgopogo StatueKelowna's most photographed public art: a fibreglass Ogopogo on the downtown waterfront, sculpted in 1960.FreeRoadside attraction · Harrison Hot Springs, BCSasquatch Provincial ParkLakes, trails and campgrounds just north of Harrison Hot Springs, renamed for the Sasquatch in 1968.

Manitoba 1

Roadside attraction · Falcon Lake, MBFalcon Lake Incident SiteIn May 1967 prospector Stefan Michalak said a landed craft burned his chest here. Parks Manitoba has run anniversary hikes to the site.

Ontario 1

Roadside attraction · Barrie, ONThe Sea Serpent (Igopogo)Barrie's waterfront sculpture of Igopogo, aka Kempenfelt Kelly, the Lake Simcoe monster reported since the 1800s.Free

Quebec 2

Roadside attraction · Magog, QCMemphré SculptureA sculpture of Memphré, the Lake Memphremagog monster, in the lakeside Parc de la Baie-de-Magog.FreeRoadside attraction · Pohénégamook, QCPonik SculptureQuebec's lake monster Ponik, reported since 1874, is honoured with a huge sculpture at the lakeside resort.Free

Around the world

Argentina 1

Roadside attraction · Capilla del Monte, ArgentinaCerro UritorcoArgentina's UFO mountain. Up to 200,000 people a year climb it, and the town below has a UFO information centre.

Australia 2

Roadside attraction · Kilcoy, AustraliaKilcoy Yowie StatueThe self-styled Yowie capital of Australia put a big Yowie statue in Yowie Park after a famous 1979 sighting nearby.FreeRoadside attraction · Murray Bridge, AustraliaMurray Bridge BunyipPress the button at Sturt Reserve and a roaring animatronic Bunyip rises from its riverside cave. It has been scaring kids since 1972.Free

Brazil 1

Roadside attraction · Varginha, BrazilVarginha UFO Water Tower and ET MemorialThe Brazilian city of the 1996 "ET of Varginha" built a flying-saucer water tower and an ET memorial, reopened in 2024.Free

Japan 1

Roadside attraction · Ibusuki, JapanIssie Statue, Lake IkedaJapan's answer to Nessie. A statue of Issie stands on the shore of Kyushu's largest caldera lake, where sightings peaked in 1978.Free

Nepal 1

Roadside attraction · Khumjung, NepalKhumjung Monastery Yeti ScalpA conical "yeti scalp" kept in a glass case at this Everest-region monastery. Hillary borrowed it for testing in 1960. A side trip on the Base Camp trek.Small entry fee or donation

United Kingdom 2

Roadside attraction · Mawnan Smith, United KingdomMawnan Church (Owlman)A clifftop church in Cornwall where two sisters said they saw a man-sized owl with red eyes over the tower in 1976.FreeRoadside attraction · Woodbridge, United KingdomRendlesham Forest UFO TrailA 3-mile waymarked walk past the spots linked to Britain's most famous UFO case, the December 1980 lights near the RAF/USAF bases.Free
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