Roadside Wonders

Scary Granny Granny’s Motel & Restaurant Frackville, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” This very scary statue is outside of an equally scary (but interesting) restaurant called “Granny’s” in Frackville, Pennsylvania. Check out the “little girl” clutching a headless doll. “She” looks more like a 30 year old man with his head on backwards ; ) We...

Madonna of the Trail Lexington, Missouri submitted by: Glenda Made it to see the Madonna in Lexington, Missouri at the end of June. DH and I rode over to the Kansas City area to meet up with another couple. We took the back roads to Lexington, which were very typical MO roads! The Madonna is located right as you come into town, near the Missouri River.   Learn more about the DAR Madonnas Click the “Madonna...

Madonna of the Trail Council Grove, Kansas submitted by: Genia Genia says: DH and I headed back to eastern Kansas for a long weekend and found ourselves on a route through Council Grove, Kansas. I wasn’t brazen enough to get a pic up next to the statue….ok I woulda been, but found the way there after I’d taken pics already and couldn’t back my bike uphill to ride up the wheelchair accessible...

Eric Vondar’s Tattoo Studio RT 30, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” This remarkable all-encompassing mural on the side of Eric Von Dar’s tattoo studio on Route 30 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The artist even painted the air conditioners! Visit Vondar’s site to see the rest of the mural! *Unfortunately, I lost the original photo in a pc crash . . . thus the...