Roadside Wonders

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...

“Cheesehead” Dino (near) Green Bay, order Wisconsin submitted by Stephanie “BeemerBunny” Stephanie says: Here is my submission of a giant “Cheesehead” dinosaur that we discovered near Green Bay, Wisconsin (picture taken  August 2008). The dinosaur was approximately 20 feet high! wendyvee says: I LOVE him! Thanks so much, Stephanie! …. and for those of you outside of the...

Harold’s Auto Center Dinosaur 5299 Commercial Way Spring Hill, Florida submitted by UrbanDragon (Scott) wendyvee says: Scott scouted another great RoadsideWonder – this time in Spring Hill, Florida. If I lived anywhere near Spring Hill, this would be my service center of choice … just because 🙂 A friend told me about this former Sinclair gas station awhile ago and it’s even cooler...

Bongoland! The Sugarmill Botanical Gardens Dunlawton Plantation Port Orange, Florida submitted by UrbanDragon (Scott) Scott says: This is a former sugar mill, failed tourist attraction, and now a botanical garden in Port Orange, Florida (just south of Daytona Beach).  You walk along the garden and bam!  You’re face to face with a triceratops. From the sign in the gardens: Several attempts were made...