How many Statue(s) of Liberty are there? If you’re like me, you’ve always assumed just the one, near Ellis Island in New York. Turns out, there are more. Depending on your requirements, MANY more. This is the story of just one! When I first was transferred to El Monte for work, I was pretty sure…
Alvie Cole Ranch Sterling City, TX (There is no address or Google Maps link here because I am unsure of the status of the site.) Date Visited: Unknown UPDATE: (A Memorial) I first visited Cole Ranch in 2010 and had the great pleasure of speaking with Alvie Cole. I am aware that Mr. Cole passed…
Center of the World Center of the World Plaza, Felicity, CA 92283 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I heard of this place and wondered, “How can anyone can call themselves, “The Center of the World?” Not to get too technical, but based on my high school Geometry, wouldn’t any…
World’s Largest Lincoln Statue Charleston/Ashmore, IL Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Md font Date Visited: (Many times in a couple locations!) I remember this tribute to our 16th president from when I was a kid. It was initially erected in 1969. It was an eyesore then and a general pain to the…
The One & Only Hippie Memorial N Oak St., Arcola, IL 61910 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown Sometimes, these “odd & unusual” sites are right in your own backyard. This memorial is located only 9 miles from my “hometown.” Although I didn’t personally know Bob Moomaw, several of my…
Roadside Woolly Mammoth (Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center) 7621 Granite Hill Dr, Riverside, CA 92509 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown No dinosaurs ever lived in these parts. The sculptures are just that… sculptures. Not bones, fossils, etc. However, as Mary Burns, Executive Director of the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center told…
Jesus Wears Cowboy Boot (Evergreen Cemetary) 5th St. SE, Paris, TX Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown When I first heard about this, I imagined some horrible garish, maybe even blasphemous statue depicting Jesus as a cowboy or something like that. Until I actually saw the statue, I had no…
Pink Elephant With A Martini 1013 Warrenton Rd, Haubstadt, IN 47639 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I’m beginning to wonder about nurseries. This is the second nursery that is associated with an odd or unusual site here. Roadside Woolly Mammoth, which I reported on earlier in this trip is…
Space Age Lodge & Restaurant 401 E Pima St, Gila Bend, AZ 85337 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown I had driven by this place about 6 months before this visit and had to come back and out what it was all about!!! Just looked like an old, vintage motel…
World’s Tallest Paper Cup 800 E Citrus St, Riverside, CA 92507 Get there with Google Maps by clicking HERE Date Visited: Unknown UPDATE: I have no clue if this still exists. I first visited in 2010 and the site was abandoned and “For Sale” even then. This post is as short as the visit was…
Wagonteamster – Bob Skelding And the horses: Bob, Bill, and Doc Date Visited: A couple times! UPDATE: I visited Bob in 2010 and as time marches on, things change. Bob is no longer “on the road.” He has settled into living in one place. He is, however, one of my main inspirations for “vanlife” or…
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