Tag: “Roadside Attractions”

15 places found.

  1. Lucy the Margate Elephant

    Lucy is a very unique piece of architectural history from the Victorian era. At times she served as a hotel, tavern, and now a national landmark.

  2. Claude, Texas

    Restaurant in Claude, Texas

  3. Hot Dog Johnny's

    Is Hot Dog Johnny's a classic roadside hot dog stand/restaurant along Route 46 in Buttzville (heh heh heh!), New Jersey, not far from the Delaware Water Gap.

    Route 46 was a major east-west throughfare before Interstate 80 was built, and Hot Dog Johnny's, which opened in 1944, is a thriving reminder of what roadside architecture and cuisine were like back in the day.

    Don't miss the birch beer served in frosted mugs, the french fries, and, of course, the hot dogs.

  4. Frankfort Ave. Wall

    According to the Encyclopedia of Louisville, Christian Heigold, a German immigrant and stonecutter, came to Louisville before 1850. He built a home near the river in an area called the Point near what's now called Butchertown.

  5. Cadillac Ranch

    Cadillac Ranch is located 8 miles west of Amarillo, Texas on the well-known Route 66. It's a roadside attraction created by the group, Ant Farm, in 1974.