While traveling throughout the country and stepping outside of your hometown, you may find yourself full of curiosity as you pass by places and sights that you’ve never seen before. By now you’ve probably encountered a few head-turning roadside attractions, but have you ever seen a sign that had you whipping around to take a second look? Keep scrolling to see if you’ve ever laid eyes on any of these unusual signs in America!
- A sign that may seem quite unusual to anyone from outside of Maryland, the small town of Accident in Garrett County is a real place!
kenficara/Flickr
- Invisible cows? How can that be! At night in Mauna Kea the dense fog prevents travelers from seeing the large groups of cows that like to hang out in the area.
Cyndy Sims Parr/Flickr
- In California, signs like this make us want to avoid driving on the freeway.
Amit Patel/Flickr
- In Hawaii you’ll need to find another place to horse around, because bathrooms are everyone’s first choice when it comes to finding a place to play?
Christopher Porter/Flickr
- While driving through Nevada near Area 51, Route 375 has been given the nickname of being America’s Extraterrestrial Highway.
Travel Nevada/Flickr
- Those of us who are driving through Texas may run into signs like these that are often near sinkholes, yet still concerning to see while out on the road.
Nicolas Henderson/Flickr
- Speaking of roads, we’ll give you a grand prize if you can manage to pronounce this California road name right.
Wikimedia Commons
- Some people may see the word ‘weird’ as a negative connotation; in Oregon we prefer to keep the city of Portland weird.
giustina_ilyusha/Flickr
- Aliens are everywhere out along the West Coast, with even fresh alien jerky for sale in places like Baker, California!
ATOMIC Hot Links/Flickr
What’s the strangest sign you’ve ever driven by in America? Tell us in the comments and share your own pictures. To read about more unusual things, check out The 6 Most Insane Things People Have Tried To Take Through Airport Security So Far This Year!
kenficara/Flickr
Cyndy Sims Parr/Flickr
Amit Patel/Flickr
Christopher Porter/Flickr
Travel Nevada/Flickr
Nicolas Henderson/Flickr
Wikimedia Commons
giustina_ilyusha/Flickr
ATOMIC Hot Links/Flickr
OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article.