Looking for unique and offbeat sites to visit on your next big trip? There are plenty of quirky landmarks scattered around the world that go beyond your typical attractions and offer truly one-of-a-kind sights you never knew existed.
We went off the beaten path to uncover some of the stand-outs when it comes to weird and unusual landmarks spanning the globe. From giant forks in walls and park statues randomly wearing traffic cones as hats to upside-down houses and monuments made of lipstick, here are 10 quirkily cool landmark destinations to inspire your next great odyssey and add to your quixotic bucket list:
- The Hoodoos – Dramatic rock spires straight out of folktales rising from the badlands in Alberta, Canada.
- Wave Hill Walking Sticks – Australia’s oldest cultivated botanic garden boasting a rainbow array of ankle-height carvings of walking canes or sticks jabbed into the earth, with mini plaques dedicated to historic figures.
- The Inclined Footbridge – Slovenia’s famously tilted footbridge rising like a steep ramp at a diagonal that matches the hillside’s extreme angle and slope.
- Parque Escultórico SOS – A remote Icelandic location blanketed in vast fields of futuristic and surreal sculptures and statues incorporating lots of glass and circular shapes.
- World’s Largest Fork – A giant, oversized farm fork sculpture embedded into the side of a restaurant in Louisiana to signal its culinary fare and give it an only-in-America roadside attraction vibe.
Stay tuned for even more unusual landmark spots guaranteed to give your vacation an air of quirk and whimsy!