Americas Top 10 Wacky Roadside Attractions

[WhoDaresWins]

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Originally Posted by samclem South of the Border ("Pedros"). If you've been on I-95, you know about the pun-ishing billboards. No reports or advice except don't buy chewing gum from that machine in the men's room, it tasted terrible! (but lasted a long tme)

Ha, ha! Had to ponder this for a long time but finally caught on and had a good laugh!

[RonBoyd]

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Originally Posted by mickeyd I'll bet that there are hundreds of places like that all over the USA.

Yeah, there is this one:

Cosmos Mystery Area - A fun-filled Black Hills attraction near Rapid City and Mt. Rushmore!

and IIRC another popular (identical) one in Oregon.

[freebird5825]

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Originally Posted by samclem South of the Border ("Pedros"). If you've been on I-95, you know about the pun-ishing billboards. No reports or advice except don't buy chewing gum from that machine in the men's room, it tasted terrible! (but lasted a long tme)

Finally, a place I actually went to!
Return trip from FL, end of summer 1979 headed back to senior year of college in NY.
I still have a dark brown glass sombrero souvenier from the gift shop. Is it an antique yet?

[CuppaJoe]

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Originally Posted by FinanceDude The House on the Rock is stellar, everyone should experience it. There is a place called the "infinity Room", which is a room built out away from the house. The ground is about 200 feet below, and windows are everywhere. You feel like you are standing on air in the middle of a forest............

I'm getting homesick. We used to go there before it went thoroughly commercial. It was wonderful to drive out there after a long winter followed by eight weeks of rain. They used to allow tourists to sit in the window seats and pick a book off the shelf. The views were terrific. Seemed like every spring there would be more parking lots and more areas roped off. I also enjoyed the music room and carousal they put in later.

Warning: coffee shop story: Last time I planned a trip to Wisconsin (2005) a beautiful young woman looked over my shoulder to see what I was reading. She was a law student but interested in architecture, said that when I'm in Wisconsin I should visit the House of the Rock and Spring Green.