Who knew that a day-trip around Georgia could offer some of the quirkiest roadside attractions in America? Here are four oddities to visit on days when the open road calls your name from Leith Toyota.
World's Largest Peanut Monument
Sylvia Drive, Ashburn, GA
Make a pilgrimage to see the tallest, plumpest peanut in the world and you’ll stand in front of a 33-foot-tall peanut constructed from concrete, fiberglass, and brick. Though this larger than life legume was erected in February of 1975, it’s still a good-looking goober.
Habitat for Humanity Global Village & Discovery Center
721 West Church St. Americus, GA
Habitat for Humanity wants to showcase just what it looks and feels like to live in abject poverty. Referred to by some people as Georgia’s Slum Theme Park, you can visit the Living in Poverty area of the center to see the types of pitiful living conditions that nearly 1.3 billion people experience every day.
Georgia Southern University, South Main Street, Statesboro, GA
Artfully gilded arthropods and millions of beastly biters are displayed for your entertainment and education inside the Smithsonian Institute’s teeming tick collection.
359 Georgia 120 Tallapoosa, GA 30176
Bud and his wife Jackie opened their taxidermy business in 1972 and soon became well known for their amazing work. After all, not only could Bud give a dead animal a new lease on life, he also created remarkable true-to-life replicas. In 1986, South Carolina State Museum even asked Bud to make them an American mastodon replica, currently on display.
