Roadside Wonders

King Neptune Statue Neptune Park Virginia Beach,Virginia submitted by Lynne and Chris Lynne & Chris captured Neptune on a recent visit to Virginia Beach. King Neptune was sculpted by Paul DiPasquale.  Visit the Annual Neptune Festival site for King Neptune’s impressive “stats” wendyvee says: This just might be my favorite “big guy” on the entire site.  I just love him! Tags:...

Pacheco Sculpture Caracas, Venezuela submitted by: “Anaconda” Anaconda says: Pacheco is one of Caracas’ old tales and folklore.  He used to live on the mountain that you can see in the background of the Nescafe photo, in a small village called Galipan. Galipan, because of being high in the mountain, is famous for its flowers and peach groves. Anyway, every year, around December, he would...

Big Santa Banesco Bank Caracas, Venezuela submitted by “Anaconda” Anaconda says: This bank (Banesco) puts out a different Santa every year. The one three years ago was a big Santa with a bag of toys climbing to the top of the building. Tags: Anaconda, Christmas, Santa, Venezuela

Tacos A Go-Go Huston, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Runner submitted this great pic of the Carmen Miranda head which perches at the entrance of Tacos A Go-Go in Huston, Texas! wendyvee says: Not only do they have one of the coolest signs ever . . . aside from some minor text formatting problems, Tacos A Go-Go also has one of the coolest restaurant websites. Tags: Runner, Texas