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Book review: ‘Are We There Yet?: Family Road Trip Guide to America’s Roadside Oddities’

Cheri Sicard -
Les Brady is a man after my own heart—someone who shares a deep love (and perhaps a not-so-mild obsession) for the wonderfully weird corners...

7 weird road trip landmarks in Arizona

Video Editor -
By Cheri Sicard Fans of roadside Americana visiting the Southwest, take note. The video below from ABC 15 TV in Arizona highlights seven strange road...

Roadside attractions: “Big Things Small Town” is a big adventure!

Sandi Sturm -
By Sandi Sturm Earlier this year we made a trip to Elkhart, Indiana, to get some major repairs done on our RV. Our starting point...

Raising the bar: Historic drinking establishments you’ll want to say ‘Cheers’ to

Chris Epting -
You've been running all over the city (or the country), visiting museums, landmarks, tourist traps, souvenir stands, zoos, aquariums. After all, you're on a...

7 of the most unusual, must-visit Midwest tourist attractions

Gail Marsh -
I grew up on a farm in rural Iowa. Because my dad raised a few dairy cattle, we never took a family vacation. That...

I climbed inside the belly of a dinosaur and came out its mouth!

Emily Woodbury -
This is not, I repeat NOT, an April Fools' joke. I really did climb straight inside a dinosaur's belly. And not just any dinosaur...

Roadside stop: Marilyn Monroe was once California’s “Artichoke Queen”

Chris Epting -
It was in the 1953 film, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, that Marilyn Monroe dazzled moviegoers with her version of the song, “Diamonds are a Girl’s...

Visit where a screen idol died, and other historic places along the road

Chris Epting -
From time to time I like to pull out some old photos of places you might just pass by while on the road. Small...

Take your RV back in time along these historic trail routes

Gail Marsh -
At one time or another most of us long for “the good ol’ days.” The call of a simpler time often echoes in an...

Quirky roadside stops with an interesting (and sometimes delicious!) history

Chris Epting -
Why do we wander? That's what I asked you in my last column, where I acknowledged the importance of road trip culture. Are you on...

Why we wander: New column reminisces on road trip culture and why it’s still so important

Chris Epting -
As “normal” life begins to creep back, we wanderers keep our secret safe. The pandemic didn’t completely rob us of our ability to move...

No gimmicks here! “The best fudge comes from Uranus!”

Gail Marsh -
By Gail Marsh This weekend my hubby and I took a drive to Uranus. No kidding. We hadn’t planned on making Uranus our destination. At...
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