Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Rothsay, Minnesota
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Three Forks, Montana
For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Butte, Montana
High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.
West Glacier, Montana
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Daytona Beach, Florida
Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.
Holly Hill, Florida
What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Mildred, Pennsylvania
This decommissioned surface-to-surface missile resides outside the American Legion Post in Pennslyvania.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Penn Yan, New York
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.