The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Washington
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 424 roadside attractions in Washington.
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1. Space Needle
Seattle, WA — ★ 4.8 (2 reviews)
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2. The Open Heart
Puyallup, WA
Large, colorful, anatomically correct human heart on a pole, created by artist Chuck Fitzgerald in the early 2000s. The pole has a sign, "Hearts are bigger in Puyallup."
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3. Willapa Seaport Museum
Raymond, WA
A clutter of nautical treasures and trash stuffed to the rafters of a small town museum.
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4. Fish Ladder Viewing Room
Seattle, WA
An underground viewing room with seats and large windows enables humans to watch salmon swim upstream.
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5. World's Fair Monorail
Seattle, WA
1962's sleek transport of the future still schleps tourists around town on its elevated rail. Pose in front of the Monorail sign and say you rode even if you didn't.
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6. Tall Latte Cup-Shaped Espresso Drive Thru (Gone)
Maltby, WA
Espresso drive-thrus are everywhere in the Northwest, but most aren't shaped like a big cup, now, are they?
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7. Welcome to Concrete: Silo Park
Concrete, WA
A weathered "Welcome to Concrete" is painted in giant letters across a battery of nine-story-tall cement silos.
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8. 9/11 Twin Towers Plus Dinosaurs
Granger, WA
A patriotic 9/11 memorial with its mini-Twin-Towers within eyeshot of at least three dinosaurs, which are built yearly by Granger's dino-happy citizens.
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9. Late for the Interurban
Seattle, WA
A counterpart to "Waiting for the Interurban" - about 250 feet to the west - celebrates the 50th anniversary of Seattle's J.P. Patches clown show for kids.
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10. Lightning Cage: Spark Museum of Electrical Invention
Bellingham, WA
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11. Front Yard Chainsaw Bigfoot
Longview, WA
Carved out of a 12-foot-high evergreen stump by Patrick Bryson in January 2023. Bigfoot helpfully holds up the house number. Longview holds an annual "Squatch Fest" every February.
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12. Run of Giant Fiberglass Salmon
Olympia, WA
Fiberglass salmon sculptures, creatively modified, were part of an outdoor public arts project. Ten are displayed in a gravel river "Salmon Run" in the lobby of the Community Center.
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13. Jefferson Davis Highway Markers
Ridgefield, WA
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14. Jedi Alliance: Church of Jediism
Spokane, WA
Despite the name, this is a video/pinball arcade and 1970s-'90s pop culture museum. Jedi minister Tyler Arnold zoned it as a church, and welcomes all to share the joy of nerdiness.
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15. Cow and Coyote Dress-Up Statues
Kirkland, WA
An unusual piece of public art -- a bronze statue of a coyote howling on the back of a cow -- stood for over 15 years before townspeople began dressing them in costumes.
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16. World's Largest Frying Pan
Long Beach, WA
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17. Yellow Submarine
Hobart, WA
A pint-sized, home-made version of the Beatles' famous underwater craft, banged together out of 55 gallon oil drums.
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18. Curtis Sheep Slaughter Was Here
Okanogan, WA
Cattlemen vs. Sheepmen -- a 1903 event horrifying enough (for the sheep, at least) to deserve a wooden historical marker.
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19. Triple XXX Root Beer Drive-in (In Transition)
Issaquah, WA
Flat cartoon rooftop barrel sign on a '50s diner; decorated inside with nostalgic clutter, booth jukeboxes. Triple XXX started in 1930; at this location since 1968. Closed in late 2023, but the building still stands.
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20. Steel Yard Art
Spokane, WA
Yard of home-made art fashioned from scrap steel, truck brake drums, and other industrial parts.
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21. Muffler Man - Bunyan
Puyallup, WA
A fiberglass ax-toting giant stands sentry beneath the tall trees at a private shooting range. Surprisingly not riddled with holes.
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22. The Fremont Troll
Seattle, WA
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23. Official Bad Art Museum of Art
Seattle, WA
Dozens of so-bad-they're-good paintings hung on the walls of a vintage clothing store.
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24. Olympic Game Farm
Sequim, WA
Experience nature from the comfort of your car, including bears and buffalo, if you don't mind possible vehicle claw scratches and bite marks.
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25. Clark and Ten-Foot-Long Dead Fish
Long Beach, WA
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