Tag: “Roadside Attractions”
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Moon Man and Marilyn
Schettl's Freight Sales in Butte Des Morts, Wisconsin which is near Oshkosh. The property that surrounds the building is littered with hundreds of larger-than-life statues: a moose, a bull, a bulldog; King Kong, Bugs Bunny; dinosaurs, mythological creatures; and weird metal sculptures like a robot stegosaurus and a shark on wheels.
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
One of the most colorful events of Washington State is the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival held each April.
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Big Merino
You can find Big Merino in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. Goulburn is found about an hour fron Sydney and is one of the world's biggest exporters of wool.
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9 Quirky Places in the US that I've Been that You Should Visit, Too, plus 1 Quirky Place that I've Seen that You Should Avoid at All Costs
Everyone visits National Parks. But for a truly memorable vacation, take a stop at a quirky location.
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Sequoia Park-Eureka, CA
Sequoia Park is a great place to visit whether you're a local resident or traveler from afar. Come early, stay late.
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Roadside Stand
In the fall there are numerous roadside stands in Maine selling all sorts of farm fresh food.
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Hawaiian Roadside Memorial
Hawaiian Roadside Memorial.
Along the Kapoho Kalapana Road on the Big Island are memorials to deceased family members. -
Villa Vizcaya
It's often called the "Hearst Castle of the East." Located on Miami's Biscayne Bay in north Coconut Grove, the spectacular palazzo built in 1916 by agricultural industrialist James Deering as a winter home, is now a serene museum and beautifully landscaped botanical garden. The original 180-acre estate had formal gardens, native mangroves, and hardwood trees.
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Salinas
Salinas, California is the land of strawberries, lettuce, Steinbeck… and giant cutout figures of fieldworkers.
It started with roadside murals depicting baseball games, traffic accidents, and monstrous artichokes, but over the last ten years, artist John Cerney has accented the landscape of the Salinas Valley with his cutout portraits of farmers and fieldworkers. The figures are three times human size, and thus, easily visible from the comfort of your vehicle. -
The Wigwam Motel
Ever want to sleep in a teepee? Well here's your chance.
