Roadside Wonders

Giant Longhorn Skull Longhorn Bar & Grill Amado, Arizona submitted by “BooinLA” and “Road Runner” (Bill) Originally posted 7/15/09 edited 11/09/12 Sadly, I just found out that the Longhorn closed in June of this year. I hope that someone is able to purchase it and bring it back to life! –    Famed Landmark in Amado Is Now Victim of Foreclosure –    Legendary Longhorn...

The Cabazon Dinosaurs 50770 Seminole Drive (off Hwy 10) Cabazon, California submitted by “BooinLA” Boo says: For Your Roadside Viewing Pleasure: The Cabazon Dinosaurs, as seen in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure! Actually the dinos predate Pee Wee by a WHOLE bunch of years. I remember the big brontosaurus (named Dinny) from early childhood family treks to Palm Springs. Spotting the dinosaur in the middle of...

The Coffee Pot Bedford County Fairgrounds Route 30 Bedford, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” and  “BooinLA” wendyvee says: *updated on 10/16/10 to add Boo’s picture from the summer of 2007! The giant coffee pot – located in Bedford, Pennsylvania – was built as a unique lunch stand (in either 1925 or 1927 according to various resources). It later served as a small honky tonk...

Big Texan Steak Ranch & Motel Amarillo, Texas submitted by “Road Runner″ (Bill) and BooinLA update 6/08/10: Boo shares a most awesome close-up of the Steak Ranch bull (below)! wendyvee says: Bill’s latest find is so fantastically “roadside-wonder-y”! This time he shares his stop at the Big Texan Steak Ranch & Motel.   This Route 66 complex (established in 1960) really brings...