7 kooky pit stops for your next road trip

These offbeat attractions are worth pulling over for

A pink dinosaur and a T-Rex dinosaur at the Cabazon Dinosaurs exhibit in Cabazon, California
The Cabazon Dinosaurs get festive around the holidays
(Image credit: Watchara Phomicinda / MediaNews Group / The Press-Enterprise via Getty Images)

Stop the car! During your next road trip, forget the rest areas and instead stretch your legs at a quirky restaurant or attraction, like the kitschy Cabazon Dinosaurs in California or the unconventional Corn Palace in South Dakota. Here are seven singular pit stops you'll want to put into the GPS.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.