Fun Facts About the Southeast
The Southeast is home to the world’s largest peanut monument in Ashburn, Georgia, because if you’re going to celebrate peanuts, go big or go home.
Florida has more golf courses than any other state and also more alligators than sense—over 1.3 million gators call the Sunshine State home.
Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the U.S., proving that mountains beat beaches in at least one popularity contest.
Kentucky produces 95% of the world’s bourbon, which explains a lot about why Southern hospitality involves so many toasts.
Louisiana’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans is over 300 years old, making it America’s longest-running excuse to throw beads at strangers and eat king cake.
The Southeast has mastered making weird stuff feel perfectly normal. Down here, it’s reasonable to have a peanut museum, build a giant peach by the highway, or turn an old gas station into folk art covered in bottle caps. Southern weird comes with sweet tea, genuine hospitality, and stories that get better with every telling. From alligator farms to ghost tours to museums dedicated to vintage lunch boxes, it’s all delivered with a smile and usually comes with free samples.
Southeast Roadside Attractions by State
Alabama
Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, world’s largest office chair, and quirky Route 65 roadside stops.
Arkansas
Thorncrown Chapel, Crater of Diamonds State Park, and quirky Hot Springs bathhouse row.
Delaware
The first state, tax-free shopping, and Dogfish Head Brewery tours.
Florida
Completely unhinged everything—gator farms, Coral Castle, mermaid shows, and roadside dinosaurs.
Georgia
Giant peach monuments, World of Coca-Cola, Cabbage Patch Kids BabyLand, and quirky Atlanta oddities.
Kentucky
Bourbon trail, Kentucky Derby museum, Mammoth Cave, and Louisville Slugger bat factory.
Louisiana
Voodoo shops, above-ground cemeteries, Tabasco factory tour, and New Orleans everything.
Maryland
Blue crab obsession, Hairspray hometown of Baltimore, and quirky Chesapeake Bay towns.
Mississippi
Birthplace of the blues, Elvis’s Tupelo home, and catfish capital roadside stops.
North Carolina
Biltmore Estate, Outer Banks shipwrecks, Cheerwine soda factory, and Blue Ridge Parkway oddities.
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach kitsch, historic Charleston, South of the Border (just over the NC line), and peach stands.
Tennessee
Graceland, Dollywood, Jack Daniel’s distillery, Nashville hot chicken, and Great Smoky Mountains.
Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg, Natural Bridge, Luray Caverns, and Shenandoah Valley charm.
Washington DC
Coming soon!
West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge, mysterious Mothman, and Appalachian quirky mountain towns.
Want more regional weird? Check out our complete roadside attractions guide covering all the quirky stops across America, get tips for traveling with pets, or browse our Homepage for road trip resources.
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