Tag: “Roadside Attractions”

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  1. Jack Rabbit Trading Post

    A famous Route 66 trading post since 1949, Jack Rabbit has most of the usual stuff found in trading posts throughout the Southwest. The thing it has that sets it apart from the others is a large rabbit that you can pose on for pictures, as well as the "HERE IT IS" sign at the entrance.

  2. Dollywood

    A great family friendly theme park. Excellent rides, great food, first class entertainment, and, unlike some other theme parks, there are plenty of shade trees so you can beat the heat.

  3. 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.

  4. Roadside Stand

    In the fall there are numerous roadside stands in Maine selling all sorts of farm fresh food.

  5. Matchbooks

    Collecting matchbooks is a fun and free souvenir idea. Not sure why (I don't smoke), but I would always grab matchbooks from places I visited or dined at, and I just realized that I have a nice collection now.

  6. Claude, Texas

    Restaurant in Claude, Texas

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Stampede

    Taken on the streets of Nogales, Mexico. There are many fun and oddball things to see while walking and shopping the streets in Nogales.

  10. Belfast Black Taxi Tours

    The Belfast Black Taxi Tours in Northern Ireland showed the amazing political murals of the Troubles between the Protestants and Catholics including the "Peace Wall" separating the two groups. It symbolizes that Belfast is indeed open for business after many years of troubling times.