Once upon a time a Silly American road tripper took a road trip to Mount Rushmore and found a fairy tale location along the way: Storybook Island in Rapid City, South Dakota. Pirate Pig Built in 1959, Storybook Island Rapid City SD is a children’s play area and family theme park with a fairy tale twist. There are play sets, interactive exhibits, and Instagram...
How much do you love ice cream? Enough to eat a giant cone? How about enough to eat AT a giant cone? The Twistee Treat franchise offers fast food and ice cream delights in giant ice cream shaped buildings across the US. About the Twistee Treat Franchise In 1983, Twistee Treat was founded in North Fort Myers, Florida. The chain was known for their dipped soft served...
Table of Contents Road Trip Packing List EssentialsRoad Trip Gadgets and ElectronicsNavigation EssentialsRoad Trip Clothes Packing ListRoad Trip Clothes for HerRoad Trip Clothes for HimRoad Trip Clothes for KidsBath and Body Road Trip NecessitiesEntertainment OptionsSnacks to Take on a Road TripRoad Trip Essentials for KidsRoad Trip Items for Your CarRoad Trip Safety...
Have you ever found a roadside attraction hidden in your own backyard? I have. Meet the giant cow statue at the Gene’s Sausage Shop rooftop beer and wine garden in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. In 1972, Polish immigrants John and Gene Luszcz, opened a small delicatessen in Chicago. John & Gene’s on West Roscoe Street quickly became...
When I first heard about the World’s Largest Coal Shovel in Rich Hill, Missouri I had in my head a giant snow shovel. You know what I mean, a long metal shaft darting high in to the sky attached to a bright red plastic blade big enough for kids to sled down. Instead, I got this: That is far from the vision I had in my head on my Missouri road trip years ago, not at...
Table of Contents General Road Trip HashtagsRoadside Attractions HashtagsRoute 66 HashtagsRoad Sign HashtagsRoad Food Hashtags Who doesn’t love sharing their road trip photos with the world? When posting photos from your travels on social media, you probably want people to find them, and that’s where hashtags come in. On social sites, hashtags are a way...
At home I have a mini cast iron pan. It’s about four inches long and I use it to make delectable single-serving side dishes and casseroles. This giant cast iron skillet is certainly bigger than four inches wide and may not be the world’s largest frying pan, but is by far the biggest cast iron pan I’ve ever seen! Giant cast iron pan in Roanoke...
On my road trip from Seattle to Hyder, Alaska we stumbled upon this Big Rooster in Nooksack, Washington. And, let me tell you, this Washington roadside attraction rules the roost! The fiberglass rooster once advertised a restaurant named Dunny’s in Everson. When I visited in 2009 it showcased a family Mexican Restaurant called Mexico Tipico. Today, both...
I knew about Wall Drug in South Dakota long before I knew what Wall Drug Store was. My ten-year-older-than-me sister had taken a road trip in college and brought back for me “Where the heck is the Wall Drug?” bumper sticker. I was confused about what this slogan meant, never mind the fact that I was years from being able to drive, still I kept it in a box...
When I think about finding a home where the buffalo roam in the United States, I think of South Dakota, North Dakota, or Wyoming. I don’t necessarily think of Illinois. But you can find roaming bison in Illinois at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington. About Midewin Tallgrass Prairie Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, Illinois...
