I was driving through Michigan on a short Michigan road trip, a day-long car trip from Chicago, to see a calamari eating contest and a presentation of the world’s biggest hamburger in Detroit. Along the way, as I always do on road trips, however short they may be, I stopped at random roadside attractions (like …
“Heart of a Champion” — a tribute to Gerald “Gerry” James Palmantier, a Cariboo cowboy. This cowboy statue stands in Williams Lake, British Columbia. “Gerry was born and raised in the Cariboo. The grandson of Leonard Palmantier, who co-founded the Williams Lake Stampede, he grew up in the most beautiful ranch lands of the Province. …
I couldn’t find much info on this little…err…big marmot statue in British Columbia. We took a quick pit stop to see him when we spotted him out the window on our drive to Hyder, Alaska. What I do know is it’s a giant marmot that seems to have stolen himself a mug of beer from …
Cariboo Sam is a big gold miner statue that welcomes you to Cache Creek, British Columbia in Canada. This friendly looking wooden man is located at the junction of Hwy #97 and Trans Canada #1. The roadside attraction represents the hundreds of gold miners who forged along the Cariboo Wagon Trail to the gold fields …
Canadians love their roadside attractions (I’d venture to guess they love them even more so than Americans). A few years back Canada even released a set of postage stamps commemorating some of their favorites. Amongst those honored was Mr. PG. This giant wooden man with a big log for a torso and smaller logs as …
A 30 foot giant metal cowboy sculpture stands outside of Nodine Culvert Sales in Nodine, Minnesota. The Culvert Man is made out of corrugated steel culvert pipes, giving his outfit a corduroy look and his cowboy hat a crimped flair. His eyes look up at the pipe he holds above his head with a furrowed …
I have a good friend who is really into documentaries. He’s the type of guy who gave up his car and high fructose corn syrup and is anti-big business war and pro-healthcare. So, the other day, after watching a documentary on Rock-afire Explosion I happened upon on Hulu, I proudly texted him that I, too, …
This past Saturday was Obscura Day, a day devoted to hidden and odd treasures from around the world, organized by Atlas Obscura. Since you all know I’m all about the odd you all know I had to attend something! There were several events around Chicago, such as a tour of the Busy Beaver Button Company …
If there’s anyone known for their weird kooky bigger than life roadside attractions it’s the Amish, right? OK, so maybe not. But you’d never know looking at the World’s Largest Amish Horse and Buggy in Mesopotamia, Ohio! It is a strange site to behold! This 32-foot long horse and carriage was designed by Chris McConnell. …
The next time you need some fast cash you might not want to head to this particular automated teller machine. The Amish horse and buggy ATM in Wellington, Ohio might not be the fastest way to get money…but it certainly is reliable! And pretty stable. Located in Wellington, Ohio the “Ye Old Automatic Teller Machine” …
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