Roadside Wonders

Tee Pee Motel Wharton, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Runner says: I finally got a chance to ride south of Houston to pick up the aforementioned photo of a tacky tourist attraction in Wharton Texas. It’s the old Tee Pee Motel, in the process of being restored. It didn’t look to be open yet, but the tee pees were all new, and the drive had just been freshly paved so it was blocked...

Fulton Steamboat Inn Route 30 Lancaster, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” Ahhh, a Steamboat right smack in the middle of Route 30 in Lancaster. This is tacky . . . but it is what I refer to as “Tacky-Nouveau”. TN places are tacky, yet well-kept enough not to have the charm and panache of a “down-on-its-heels-but-has-a-heart-of-gold”  truly tacky establishment. One...