next week a friend and i will begin a trek across this great land and since we have no real goal other than seeing all the pandas in the USA (only 4 zoos have them) we were thinking we would also try to see a good chunk of the stupid things on the side of the road. Things like the largest ball of string, world's biggest frying pan, midgetville, donkey shows, largest adult novelty store, and so on are what we are aiming for. we will touch the west coast and then turn south to start the Pandatrek in san diego. heading back east.

so if you would. Please let me know of anything that you have seen that fits into this and where it is.

Thanks!

Can you give us a broad hint of what your route might be?

Here's a few.

http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/11-05/15-weirdest-roadside-attractions-in-america.html

There's always this one...

Apropos to absolutely nothing at all, "this" wide brown land seems to have a bit of a fetish for those "big" things too. My idea was to build a theme park (well actually a spare room in my house) of miniature big things where you can come and see all of them in one spot, albeit alot smaller. I reckon it's a winner of an idea and am open to the idea to franchise such a venture in the states. Any takers? I want to call it "little big things"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia's_big_things

Quote from: kopfjäger on August 25, 2012, 11:10:08 AM
Here's a few.

http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/11-05/15-weirdest-roadside-attractions-in-america.html

I have been to three of them.

Trees of mystery.

If you get to Maine:

Bigass Paul Bunyon, Bangor

Paul Bunyon Statue, Bangor, ME 3377 by


Bigass Pink Floyd the Dinosaur in Belfast:



Bigass Indian, Freeport



Bigass WTF, Bath




Bigass scary celeb house, Bangor




Bigass moose that heard you were on tour and grew wings, Greenville

Drive thru tree.

omg  
most of this stuff looks like it is from the same era...
the era of nutts....  

have a good time kni!  

and bigass kudos to dp for diggin' up that moose pic

approximate route will be 90 west to ID then something else to get to CA.
PCH south to san diego

then east through vegas, denver, memphis, and atlanta. then north to DC and home.

the only certainties are long hours in the car, beer that we can't get here, and pandas.


there will probably also be a fight and we will hate each other for a day or 2

Do not pass up the roadside rattlesnake "ranches" in Texas. Or better still, the rattlesnake "roundup" in Sweetwater about 40 miles from Abilene, Texas. Who would want to miss some grilled rattler or watch hundreds of snakes get "milked". Damn, we know how to have fun in Texas!

This one is here in Al.

also, i forgot to add, we are leaving from philly.

Quote from: fastwin on August 25, 2012, 03:31:34 PM
Do not pass up the roadside rattlesnake "ranches" in Texas. Or better still, the rattlesnake "roundup" in Sweetwater about 40 miles from Abilene, Texas. Who would want to miss some grilled rattler or watch hundreds of snakes get "milked". Damn, we know how to have fun in Texas!

i grew up in AL and my relatives are from TX. I have been witness to this fun. i might make my freind do the same. lol

Do it. Nothing more fun than a little snake handling.