Due to COVID-19, check local advisories and contact the places you plan to visit before you go to confirm they’re open. It’s also wise to book a hotel with free cancellation in case you need to change your plans at the last minute. And, I always do these things to avoid getting sick when I travel (even when we’re not dealing with a pandemic).
Roadside attractions are fun, often quirky, brief stops that are fun to take when exploring by car or on a road trip.
From ferocious-looking, life-sized dinosaurs to a larger-than-life beauty skinny dipping in the bay, the Barber Marina in Elberta, Alabama, near the Gulf Shores is full of fiberglass creations by artist Mark Cline. Search for these outdoor sculptures on 10,000 acres of wooded green space near Wolf Bay and Bay La Launch.
While England is home to the one and only mysterious megalith known as Stonehenge, the US is home to several Stonehenge replicas and parodies. These are some of the best from coast to coast. Slowly emerging from a grassy field approximately 85 miles west of London, massive stone slabs arranged in a semicircle appear seemingly …
Along I-40, on the east side of Amarillo, Texas, is Cadillac Ranch. Here ten Cadillacs are buried nose-first into the dirt, providing a canvas for an ever-changing public work of art. Here’s what to expect when you visit this quirky spot along Route 66.
The The Ranch House Cafe is one of the abandoned places along the stretch of Route 66 running through Tucumcari. It is often photographed by those traveling all or a portion of the 2,450 mile long historic route that spans eight states and three time zones.
On the stretch of Route 66 running through Tucumcari, New Mexico, home to more than 40 amazing murals by artist Doug Quarles, is the long-abandoned Westerner Drive-Inn.
