The Charm of the Highway Strip is the third studio album by American indie pop band The Magnetic Fields, released in 1994.

B. Jackson, 1959: "Let us hope that the merits and charm of the highway strip are not so obscure but that they will be accepted by a wider public.

"[citation needed] This is the group's first full album in which songwriter Merritt also takes lead vocals.

[citation needed] Arcade Fire covered "Born on a Train" during a live performance on the KCRW program Morning Becomes Eclectic.

The song "Dust Bowl" was used during an episode of the television series version of This American Life ("Pandora's Box").