The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in New York

Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 737 roadside attractions in New York.

1. 1. Figurehead of Hercules

   Stony Brook, NY

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2. 2. Catamount People's Museum (Gone)

   Catskill, NY

   Bobcat-shaped building built out of salvaged wood, with eyes made out of glass balls and old plates. Inside was a mummified cat, fossils, and library of local lore.

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3. 3. Museum of the Big Guns (Closed)

   NY

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4. 4. Akin Free Library Curiosities

   Pawling, NY

   New York roadside attraction in Pawling.

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5. 5. World's Largest Dead Fish

   Centerport, NY

   New York roadside attraction in Centerport.

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6. 6. World's Fair Muffler Man

   Lake George, NY

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7. 7. National Debt Clock

   New York, NY

   New York roadside attraction in New York.

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8. 8. Unofficial Woodstock Rock Festival Museum (Gone)

   Bethel, NY

   It was in business years longer than the multi-million-dollar Woodstock Museum up the road. Until it went out of business.

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9. 9. World's Fair Chunkies

   Valley Stream, NY

   New York roadside attraction in Valley Stream.

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10. 10. Bronze Marmaduke and Cartoonist

    Portland, NY

    New York roadside attraction in Portland.

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11. 11. Roadside Grave of Billy Sherman: Rebel War Horse

    Wilson, NY

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12. 12. Headless Horseman Bridge

    Sleepy Hollow, NY

    New York roadside attraction in Sleepy Hollow.

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13. 13. Metal Yard Sculptures Gallery

    West Valley, NY

    New York roadside attraction in West Valley.

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14. 14. Statue of Copernicus

    Utica, NY

    New York roadside attraction in Utica.

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15. 15. Walk on the Stromatolites

    Greenfield Center, NY

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16. 16. Large Cow with Eyeglasses

    Lowville, NY

    New York roadside attraction in Lowville.

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17. 17. Chief: Firehouse Dog Hero

    New York, NY

    New York roadside attraction in New York.

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18. 18. The Drip Mountain

    Woodstock, NY

    New York roadside attraction in Woodstock.

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19. 19. Stranger Things: Freak Experiments Site

    Montauk, NY

    New York roadside attraction in Montauk.

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20. 20. Athens Square

    Astoria, NY

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21. 21. Magic Forest (Gone)

    NY

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22. 22. Metronome

    New York, NY

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23. 23. Rod Serling's 1937 Penmanship Certificate

    Binghamton, NY

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24. 24. Pirate Ship Building (Gone)

    Watkins Glen, NY

    Building resembled an elaborate 3-masted pirate ship -- at least from one side. It housed a cruise excursion business using real boats on the lake since 1963.

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25. 25. Founding Fathers Pub

    Buffalo, NY

    New York roadside attraction in Buffalo.

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