Roadside Wonders
Tacky, Kitchy, Big, Weird and funky roadside finds
Posted by wendyvee | August 25, 2010
The Cheesehead Dinosaur
“Cheesehead” Dino
(near) Green Bay, 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 United...
Posted by wendyvee | May 17, 2010
Dino-Garage!
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 than...
Posted by wendyvee | December 27, 2009
The Beasts of Bongoland
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...
Posted by wendyvee | December 23, 2009
The Last Thunderbeast
The Ghostly Reminder of Thunderbeast Park
Hwy 97 Chiloquin, Oregon
submitted by “Butterfly” (Amanda)
wendyvee says:
No, the “Last Thunderbeast” isn’t the latest B-grade fantasy movie.
First, I’ll let Amanda fill you in below ….
Then, hop over to the Smithsonian’s website for a 1958 family snapshot of another of the Thunderbeasts!
bonus: Amanda’s mother submitted...
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