Kings Gap General Store 1155 Pine Road Carlisle, Pennsylvania originally posted in July of 2011 (sadly, no longer in business) Though the address for the Kings Gap General Store is Carlisle, don’t let that fool you; it’s actually about 10 miles southwest (near the entrance to the Kings Gap Environmental Center). Whether you’re out for a Sunday drive, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, or visiting one of several nearby state parks … you should definitely add a visit to this great general store to your itinerary! With all of its vintage signage and antiques it may look like a museum, but it is a “living”...
Street Art In Harrisburg
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Street Art Various Locations Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg has been cultivating some great public art in the past few years. This is Part One of a series of posts that will share the very best of it! Many of the newer examples are from the 2017 Sprocket Mural Works Project (18 Murals in 10 Days!) in 2017. Plans are in the works for another Harrisburg Mural Project in 2019. I can’t wait to see the new additions next year! First up, is the mural on the side of Underground Bicycle at 1519 North Third Street. This was painted by the duo of Key Detail & Yu-Baba and was part of the the Sprocket Works Project. One of my...
Classic Weirs Beach ...
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Weirs Beach Sign Laconia, New Hampshire submitted by “Road Runner? (Bill) originally posted in 2009 I really hate to play favorites here at RoadsideWonders, but I must admit that this is one photo that I truly love. It embodies all that I love about roadside kitsch! Weirs Beach is happy to...
Garards Fort Post Of...
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Garards Fort Post Office 288 Garards Fort Road Garards Fort, Pennsylvania submitted by Jeff Mann I have an enduring affection for unique post offices and the Garards Fort Post Office has been on my “to do” list for quite some time. Unfortunately, in the past year or so, I...
Ike’s Office S...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Statue Gettysburg College Admissions Building 300 Carlisle Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania What used to be somewhat of a hidden gem is now a little more prominent due to recent renovations. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s long association with Gettysburg began in 1918...
Ramsay Theater
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Ramsay Theater South Main Street Stewartstown, Pennsylvania I snagged these photos of the former Ramsay Theater quite some time ago. I was hoping to get a bit more information about it before I created a post about it; but I’ve come to a bit of a dead end. This vintage theater with the lively paint job certainly must have some stories to tell, but there are precious few pieces of information about it on the Internet. Cinema Treasures indicates that it opened in 1921 and closed in the early 1960s. A gentleman who stopped to talk to me when I was taking pictures mentioned that the apartments above the theater were inhabited as...
Houston Art Car Parade
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Houston Art Cars 2018 Parade submitted by Bill Miller Regular contributor and all-around fantastic guy, Bill Miller, recently shared some great photos of the Houston Art Car parade! This parade and the similar event in Baltimore have been on my “to-do” list for a long time! Which art car is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below! From Bill: This year was the 31st anniversary of the Houston Art Car Parade. It’s my favorite Houston event. I can’t can’t say that I’ve been to all thirty, but I have been to a majority of them. We usually like to go a few hours before the parade actually starts and...
Sled Fest 2018
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8th Annual Sled Fest 2018 Old Sled Works Duncannon, Pennsylvania Sled Fest is an annual hot rod and kustom car show (yes, with a “k”) for vehicles 1964 and older. Hosted by the Hooligans Car Club of Central PA at the Old Sled Works market, the show is in its eighth year and continues to get bigger and better every year! I have featured Sled Fest before; but I thought I’d give you a small peek at this year’s event. The show typically takes place the last Saturday in April. Make sure to follow Sled Fest and Hooligans Car Club on Facebook and make plans to attend Sled Fest 2019! Contestants lined-up for the Pin-Up...
Giant Prospector
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Giant Prospector Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory 611 US-395 New Washoe City, Nevada submitted by “Butterfly” (Amanda) Amanda found this friendly-looking Giant Prospector at the Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory. This third-generation candy store has two locations. The Prospector...
Thousands of Cats Fight the Civil War
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Civil War Tails – Diorama Museum 785 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Have an interest in Civil War history? Do you love cats? Civil War Tails has you covered either way! As crazy as it sounds, this is the place where you can see THOUSANDS of tiny clay cats in Union and Confederate uniforms. Twin sisters, Ruth and Rebecca Brown, have created an amazingly creative museum which features dioramas of The Battle of the Ironclads, Pickett’s Charge, Andersonville Prison at Fort Sumpter, and Little Round Top – as well as some amazing supplemental displays with their handmade clay cats portraying the soldiers and...
Gettysburg Dime Muse...
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Gettysburg Dime Museum Part 2 – The People The Gettysburg Dime Museum Gettysburg, Pennsylvania If you missed my first post about The Gettysburg Dime Museum, click here to catch up. In Part 2, we’ll take a look at some of the “people” of the Dime Museum. Please note:...
Gettysburg Dime Muse...
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The Gettysburg Dime Museum 224 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The Gettysburg Dime Museum isn’t palatial, but it is truly chock full of the best collection of oddities, gaffs, sideshow memorabilia, and curiosities that I’ve ever seen. Exhibits include a genuine...
Gettysburg WomenR...
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Gettysburg Women’s Memorial Evergreen Cemetery 799 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania I’ve been to Gettysburg dozens of times, but somehow I missed featuring the Gettysburg Women’s Memorial. It was sculpted by Ron Tunison and dedicated in 2002. To find the Elizabeth...
Republic F-105G Thun...
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Republic F-105G Thunderchief Veterans Memorial Park Sacramento VA Medical Center Mather, California submitted by “Butterfly” (Amanda) Frequent RoadsideWonders contributor, Amanda, poses with a Vietnam War Era F-105G that is displayed in the Veterans Memorial Park on the grounds of the...
Camp David Museum
posted by wendyvee
The Camp David Museum Cozy Restaurant & Inn Closed & Demolished 105 Frederick Road Thurmont, Maryland I originally took these photos in 2011 when Cozy was still alive and kicking. About 30 minutes prior to my arrival – the roll-bag on my motorcycle flew open while riding...
Life-Sized Baby Elep...
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Life-Sized Baby Elephant Tombstone of William Duggan Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church 2221 GA-37 Moultrie, Georgia submitted by: Miles Lee from Miles: I took these photos last year while visiting the town I grew up in and hadn’t been back to in 20 years. The elephant was called...
“Getting The J...
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Getting the Job Done Exhibition through April 23, 2018 AACA Museum 161 Museum Drive Hershey, Pennsylvania The Getting the Job Done – Vehicles That Earned Their Keep exhibit focuses on some creative, practical, and fabulous vehicles designed for business pursuits. Below are some of my...
More Gems of the AAC...
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AACA Museum 161 Museum Drive Hershey, Pennsylvania I have posted a number of vehicles from the AACA here over the years. With ever-changing featured exhibits and permanent museum vehicles that are often rotated between display & storage … there are new things to see each time you...
Hagerstown Cultural ...
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Hagerstown Cultural Trail Mural West Baltimore Street Hagerstown, Maryland I was recently in Hagerstown, Maryland and found this “wonder” completely by happenstance. Aptly named The Mural of Unusual Size, these former industrial buildings are the canvas for a giant and splashy...
Sayford Market Mural
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Sayford Market Mural 1307 North 3rd Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg has a great many new murals, thanks in part to the Sprocket Mural Works’ Harrisburg Mural Festival last September. There are also some great new murals popping-up by artists who weren’t part of the project. I intended to post one big “round-up” post of them; but time and weather keep conspiring against me. So, I’ll just begin with this fabulous mural on the southern wall of the Sayford Market in Midtown. This was created by talented stencil artist Ralphie Seguinot (a.k.a. SR81). I even hesitated posting my image because of the...
Earthoid Water Tower
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Earthoid Water Tower Observation Drive Montgomery College Germantown Campus Germantown, Maryland On my recent quick visit to Rockville, I accidentally found The Museum of Obsolete Technology. I did visit a “wonder” deliberately that day that has been on my to-do list for awhile,...
World’s Larges...
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World’s Largest Czech Egg Ed & LaVange Shiroky Park 2516 Avenue F Wilson, Kansas submittted by: Donna Podany Donna is new to the RoadsideWonders “family” and she just contributed a number of great new finds! The first is the World’s Largest Czech Egg in Wilson,...
Museum of Obsolete T...
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Museum of Obsolete Technology Wagging Tails Thrift Store 1300 East Gude Drive Rockville, Maryland I was in Rockville last Friday for a meeting. As it happened, I accidentally found a “wonder” when I got frustrated with traffic and decided to reroute my trip home. I turned around...
Less Beaten Paths of...
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A RoadsideWonders Book Review: Less Beaten Paths of America: Unique Town Names (Volume 1) by David Kravetz I have had a fascination with odd, weird, colorful, and tacky roadside establishments since childhood. I used to stare wistfully through the backseat window at every oddly-shaped ice...
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Kings Gap General Store
Posted by wendyvee on Aug 7, 2018
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Street Art In Harrisburg
Posted by wendyvee on Aug 2, 2018
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Classic Weirs Beach Sign
Posted by wendyvee on Jul 27, 2018
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Garards Fort Post Office
Posted by wendyvee on Jun 28, 2018
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The Remains of Williams Grove
Posted by wendyvee on Oct 12, 2010
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Air Transport Command
Posted by wendyvee on Mar 3, 2011
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Webster Wagner Mansion
Posted by wendyvee on Oct 18, 2010
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The Flying “Crapduster”
Posted by wendyvee on Apr 13, 2011
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Giant Apple Basket Tower *updated
Posted by wendyvee on Dec 19, 2009
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Glen Rock Carolers Memorial
Posted by wendyvee on Nov 29, 2017
