Roadside Wonders

Big Brutus Giant Shovel West Mineral, Kansas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Barb captured Brutus during the AMA’s “World’s Biggest” Grand Tour in 2008. (Click on the “Runner” tag below — she has plenty of other cool Roadside submissions too!) According to the Big Brutus website, we’re talking about 16 stories and 11 million pounds of shovel here! Brutus is...

Distelfink Drive-in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” Pulled from Wendyvee’s Way-back Time Machine Vault The Distelfink is what remains of an old “drive-in” style restaurant. It is located just outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – at the intersection of Old Rt15 (the Harrisburg Pike) and Rt 394; or you can take the Hunterstown Exit of Rt15 and turn toward Hunterstown. They...

Stephen F. Austin Statue Highway 288 near Angleton, Texas  submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Colonel Steve Austin . . . the Bionic Man!?? No, silly, this giant man is none other than “The Father of Texas”, Stephen F. Austin . . . a very important figure in the history of the 28th state. Barb is one of RoadsideWonder’s best “scouts”.  Click the “Runner” tag below to see more...

Huge Armadillo Houston, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) From Barb’s collection of awesome roadside finds! Click the “Runner” tag below to see more of her entries. If you liked this post, click one of the tags below or one of the "related posts" for more! Tags: Runner, Texas