The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Delaware
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 49 roadside attractions in Delaware.
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1. Futuro: UFO-Shaped House
Milton, DE
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2. Birthplace of the Commercial Broiler Industry
Ocean View, DE
Historical marker claims that Ocean View is where chickens were first mass-farmed specifically for their meat.
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3. 34-Foot-Tall Stainless Steel Mary
New Castle, DE
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4. Clifford Brown Listening Garden
Wilmington, DE
Small park dedicated to bebop trumpeter who died young. If the motion sensors are working, you'll hear a random track of Clifford Brown's music.
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5. World's Largest Frying Pan
Georgetown, DE
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6. Frankenstein Muffler Man
Middletown, DE
A Muffler Man fiberglass body with a Frankenstein monster head clutches a battle ax. Friendly enticement to visit the Halloween season Frightland haunted attraction.
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7. Cannonball House
Lewes, DE
One of the few reminders of the mostly forgotten War of 1812: an iron cannonball, fired by the British, that lodged in the brick foundation of a Lewes house. Big plaque and sign calls attention to it.
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8. Skull Silo at Frightland
Middletown, DE
A disturbing, hand-painted sight; some call it "Satan's Tampon." Always visible from highway, but gets active in October, natch, with the haunted house and hay ride. 2025: Reported closed after Halloween.
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9. Blue Hen Statue
Newark, DE
Mascot of the University of Delaware. Statue of metal shapes forming a hen and painted blue and yellow.
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10. Air Mobility Command Museum
Dover, DE
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11. Kitchen on the Ceiling (Gone)
Rehoboth, DE
Beachfront coffee shop went to a lot of trouble to install a kitchen and dining room, complete with appliances and table set for dinner, on the ceiling.
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12. Shark in a Box
Odessa, DE
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13. Steam Locomotive and Old Railway Cars
Ocean View, DE
An old steam locomotive and two vintage passenger rail cars were part of a train-themed restaurant. The restaurant no long has a train theme, but the railroad hardware is still there.
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14. Tour Lightship, See Giant Bobber
Lewes, DE
Tour a retired "lightship" -- a lighthouse on a boat -- for a small fee, plus see the World's Largest Fishing Bobber for free.
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15. Pirate Mini Golf With Talking Skeleton (Closed)
Bethany Beach, DE
18-hole course included a large skeleton at the wheel, water hazards, and an animated, talking skeleton on a 50-foot-high pirate ship. Opened 2009, closed 2024.
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16. Helen's Famous Sausage House
Smyrna, DE
Serving delicious pig since 1983. According to a sign painted on the outside wall, "Voted by Gourmet Magazine as No. 1 Place to Eat."
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17. Yogi Bear and Jellystone Characters
Lincoln, DE
Restored 1960s statues of Yogi, Boo Boo, and Cindy Bear, as well as Ranger Smith, greet travelers at the entrance to a campground.
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18. Cateraptasaurus: Mecha-Dinosaur
Felton, DE
Sculpted by Derek Arnold, the safety-yellow dinosaur is almost 13 feet tall, and is built entirely out of old pieces of construction equipment.
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19. Big Amish Man Statue
Milford, DE
Beloved local landmark, a 20-foot-tall statue of an Amish Man. He's moved around, promoted pancakes, then used cars, and since 2017 he's been in Milford in front of a graphics studio.
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20. Metal T-Rex and TV Characters
Millsboro, DE
The T-Rex is the original member of a front lawn recycled metal menagerie, including the sculptor's favorite cartoon TV characters, a mermaid, a dragon.
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21. Highway Tikis
Milford, DE
Hand-carved, painted, and all for sale. The wooden, South Seas version of the concrete statue factory.
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22. Rest Stop of the Future
Newark, DE
Travel Plaza along busy I-95, opened in 2010 with an "environmentally sensitive and sustainable design." Waterless urinals. Has a display that pays tribute to JFK. Was named for former VP Joe Biden in 2018.
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23. Huge Doctor's Bag with Stethoscope
Newark, DE
A giant version of a leather house call bag, stethoscope overflowing out the top, that most of us have only seen in old movies.
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24. Noah's Ark Church
Seaford, DE
Church with an Ark facade and peek-a-boo giraffes.
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25. Rockford Tower
Wilmington, DE
Resembling the keep of a medieval castle, the Rockford Tower is built on the highest point in Wilmington.
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