Valerie Bromann
What’s the dillo with this Texas roadside attraction? It’s Barbadilla: the Giant Armadillo in Buffalo Gap, Texas. Barbadilla is a 30-foot-long metal armadillo sculpture that has stood outside Perini Ranch Steakhouse since 2009. Designed by sculptor Joe Barrington of Red Star Studio in Throckmorton, Texas, Barbadilla is a much-loved attraction that beckons road trippers to …
Taking a road trip and looking for the best roadside attractions in Texas? Find this Giant Longhorn Skull in Albany, Texas. It will make you lose your mind. The sculpture was created by Albany artist Joe Barrington of Red Star Studio. He is also behind other big skulls in Abilene and Throckmorton, along with numerous …
National Road Trip Day is an annual holiday dedicated to those who love hitting the road and exploring the country by land. Celebrated on the Friday before Memorial Day, this holiday serves as the official kickoff to the summer road trip season. This particular national day was conceived by Pilot Flying J, the largest travel …
Dinner is served! They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but when you’ve been on the road all day, there’s nothing like a good meal to top it all off. So what are some good road trip dinner ideas? The biggest different between a road trip dinner and a road …
There’s live music. There’s livestock. There’s the one and only Big Tex. But what really draws in millions of visitors to the State Fair of Texas each year is the food. The glorious, over-the-top, indulgent, deep-fried, Texas State Fair food. When I moved to Dallas in 2022 I didn’t even realize I was going to …
Let’s do lunch! They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but lunch is often the favorite meal of the day. A good lunch will give you the fuel you need to keep going on your day’s journey and keep you satisfied as you trek on. It also, often, gives you …
What do you reach for when you reach for a road trip snack? Something salty or something sweet? Something hot, cold, or off the shelf? Something healthy or something with as many calories as possible? If you answered healthy, this list might not be for you. But if you answered anything else for any of …
There’s nothing like taking an epic road trip. Driving by the seat of your pants, veering off the highway to explore the undiscovered roads, enjoying the surrounding scenery, rolling down all your windows, and, of course, blasting an epic playlist on your car’s radio. Every good road trip needs a good road trip soundtrack. So …
Road trips are the best way to see the country. Traveling by car immerses you in the landscape of America and gives you the freedom to pull off to the side of the road and make as many stops in as many places as you please. There’s no set rule as to where you can …
Have you ever wanted to take a 48 state road trip and drive through every one of the contiguous US states in one go? It might sound like a daunting undertaking, with so many things to see in each state and so many different possible routes. But what if I told you there was a …
Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.
The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.
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