Tag: roadside attractions
No gimmicks here! “The best fudge comes from Uranus!”
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...
Stuckey’s, an American classic, is back and tastier than ever!
By Gail Marsh
“Relax. Refresh. Refuel.” Turquoise slanted roof. Pecan log rolls. Yep, it’s Stuckey’s! And the iconic Stuckey's roadside mecca just may be making...
RV App Reviews: Roadside America – Don’t miss a thing!
By Tony Barthel
Have you ever come home from a journey and told friends about your prior destination and they then turned around and asked...
The roadside American Armory Museum has Jelly Belly roots
By James Raia
RV travelers on Interstate 80 in Fairfield, California, can visit the American Armory Museum. It's just off the freeway near the halfway...
What’s dark, damp and beautiful? Go spelunking to find out
By Barry Zander
Shields, bacon, soda straws, drapery. Those are just some of the terms you learn when you descend into the depths beneath our...
Trees of Mystery – Popular outdoor destination in the Redwoods
By Julianne G. Crane
Since the mid-'40s, the Trees of Mystery in northern California has been a favorite stopover for many travelers driving along U.S. Highway...
Carhenge still a delight on Nebraska’s high plains
By Julianne G. Crane
If roadside attractions grab you enough to venture onto the two-lane back roads of north central Nebraska, and you happen to...
Lucy the Margate Elephant lives on
Lucy The Elephant and Lucy's Beach Grille from the Atlantic Ocean (LucyTheElephant.org)
(This item was first posted in April 2011. It was updated Jan. 31,...
Let National Geographic lead you to 125 wacky attractions
By Julianne G. Crane
It is not always just the national parks that are remembered at the end of a long family RV trip. Often...
Need a break on I-40, pull off when you see the ‘World’s Largest Spinach...
I-40 is an incredible interstate ... it cuts through the south-central portion of the United States and is the fastest route from the...
For 66 years the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle has been fun RV Short Stop
A landmark attraction, the World's Largest Catsup Bottle
proudly stands watch over Collinsville, Illinois.
At 170 feet tall, it includes a 70-foot tall riveted steel bottle...
Mickey Mouse watches, hot spices within easy walk of Tumacácori Mission
Tumacacori Outpost (Julianne G. Crane)
As mentioned on a recent entry on RV Short Stops about the Tumacácori National Historical Park, there are at least...
