A Seattle Birthday

Before we left Seattle and headed farther north we needed to check a few things off our list.  The first one was to channel our inner Guy Fieri and visit either a diner, a drive-in, or a dive.  We took his recommendation and visited Mike’s Chili Parlor in Ballard, WA.  It was not a drive-in [...]

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The Thing About the Thing

In our quest for all things Roadside America ,we stopped in the tiny town (?) of Dragoon, Arizona to see “The Thing.”    Signs greeted us for miles and miles along I-10 heralding “The Thing?  What is it?” so we put on our detective hats and decided to find out.
*The thing about the outside is [...]

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Roswell, NM: The Quintessential Roadside America Town

How could we resist visiting a town that preserves the memory of the UFO that crashed there in 1947? There are tons of  cheesy sites to be seen! Here’s what we saw while walking around town:

Note: We did not put foil around our heads.

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What a Roadside Day: Houston

We woke up to a scorching day in Houston and decided to spend the morning perusing its Roadside America stops.
Our first stop was the Beer Can House.  A man made this out 35,000 beer cans.  It sits in a neighborhood in the process of gentrification.  The owner passed away and the house is now owned [...]

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We’re going to Graceland

“The Mississippi Delta was shining
Like a National guitar,
I am following the river
Down the highway
Through the cradle of the Civil War,
I’m going to Graceland
Graceland
In Memphis Tennessee
I’m going to Graceland…”
We drove down Elvis Presley Boulevard and anxiously awaited our arrival at Graceland.  We parked in the parking lot and purchased our mansion tickets then boarded the bus [...]

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Roadside America: What a Day (Part one)

Our first stop was to the scenic town of Arcola, Illinois where a plethora of Roadside America adventures awaited.  Our first stop was the One and Only Hippie Memorial.  It was quite unusual in a “cool” and “grooy” way.

Our next stop took us to the 9/11 and World War II Memorial.

Next we visited the Rockome [...]

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Some Roadside America Websites

Here are a few more sites that we use when looking for kitschy, cool places.(Each picture is hyperlinked to its site.)

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Every Road Trip Needs a Black Box…

Our black box is in many ways at the heart of the car ride– it keeps us entertained and busy for hours. It gets its own special seat. Here’s a peak inside…

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American Sign Museum

During the ride from Pigeon Forge to Cincinnati, Donna used the iPhone (gotta love technology) to find interesting Roadside Americana stops that we could make upon arriving in Cincinnati.  We discovered the American Sign Museum but were disappointed when we learned  that they asked for a three day notification to visit.  We drove by regardless [...]

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Knuffle Visits The Fountain Of Youth

 

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Where I Read This Summer: Salem, Mass.

 

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Knuffle Loves Lucy

Who is the huge pachyderm standing behind Knuffle Bunny? Well, that’s Lucy the Elephant, of course. Here’s what Roadside America has to say about Lucy!
She was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty, a real estate developer with a knack for promotion. Standing six stories tall, weighing 90 tons, covered with 12,000 square feet [...]

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Samantha Bewitched Knuffle

 

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Where I Read This Summer: Yarmouth, Maine

 

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