Roadside Wonders

Giant Nutcracker Blue Ridge Drive Orange, Virginia submitted by: “MikeP” Mike says: Here is a nutcracker made out of a vertical tank. Its located in the town of Orange, Virginia (home of Waugh Harley Davidson). The funny part is that I’ve been right past it many times and never noticed it until someone told me about it. wendyvee says: Love it! Our second giant nutcracker for the RoadsideWonders...

Tomato Sculpture William & Main Streets Pittston, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” wendyvee says: When I visited the Pittston Tomato Fight this August, (click here to see the fight!) I neglected to find the city’s “Tilting Tomato” – a 350-lb cast bronze sculpture by Laura Lengyel. I made a point of correcting that error while on my way home from Scranton yesterday. The...

Big Red Apple Cornelia, Georgia submitted by ”UrbanDragon” (Scott) and “Road Runner” (Bill) wendyvee says: Cornelia’s Giant Apple pics from two of my favorite “roadside wander-ers”! Scott shared some great Cornelia Apple pics with us earlier this year (below and left of the title). Now, I’m happy to share Bill’s visit to the Apple too (he took some great...

Big Chair – Halloween Edition Ruckersville, Virginia submitted by “MikeP” wendyvee says: Mike shared this big chair with us last month (see what it looked like then) … glad he visited again! MikeP says: I rode by the ‘Large Blue Chair’ again (that was later painted yellow… but I didn’t get a picture of the yellow version)…. it;s now painted ORANGE with a Jack-O-Lantern...