The Camp David Museum Cozy Restaurant & Inn Closed & Demolished 105 Frederick Road Thurmont, Maryland   I originally took these photos in 2011 when Cozy was still alive and kicking. About 30 minutes prior to my arrival – the roll-bag on my motorcycle flew open while riding...

Hagerstown Cultural Trail Mural West Baltimore Street Hagerstown, Maryland   I was recently in Hagerstown, Maryland and found this “wonder” completely by happenstance. Aptly named The Mural of Unusual Size, these former industrial buildings are the canvas for a giant and...

Earthoid Water Tower Observation Drive Montgomery College Germantown Campus Germantown, Maryland   On my recent quick visit to Rockville, I accidentally found The Museum of Obsolete Technology. I did visit a “wonder” deliberately that day that has been on my to-do list for...

Museum of Obsolete Technology Wagging Tails Thrift Store 1300 East Gude Drive Rockville, Maryland   I was in Rockville last Friday for a meeting. As it happened, I accidentally found a “wonder” when I got frustrated with traffic and decided to reroute my trip home. I turned...

Starry Night Recreated by David Goldberg Union Hardware 7800 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD* – Wendyvee * affixed to the Norfolk Avenue side of the store This is another wonder from my recent recovery of files from my old computer (circa 2013). As it happened, this “wonder”...

From the RoadsideWonders Vault: “5 Pretty Awesome Posts You Might Have Missed” Rachael (a.k.a. “FuzzyGalore” – motorcyclist and purveyor of excellent roadside finds) posted a “5 Pretty Awesome Posts You Might Have Missed” Challenge recently....

The Senator Theatre 5904 York Road Baltimore, Maryland submitted by: “wendyvee” I stopped to see this gorgeous old gal back in January when I was in Baltimore to attend Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, this art...

Desert Storm Muffler Man Lynch’s Super Service Pulaski Highway (US 40) Havre de Grace, Maryland submitted by “wendyvee” and Danny R.   originally posted February 16, 2010 wendyvee says: I’m still catching up with posting some of my Summer ‘09 finds … and this is one of them! This...

Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club! held January 14, 2012 @ Creative Alliance Baltimore, Maryland   FIRST RULE:  You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB SECOND RULE: You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB However, no one said that you can’t WRITE about Fight Club, so here I go. Elvis’...

Flying Spaghetti Monster Sign Falls Road Hampden, Maryland (reported no longer there … let me know if it pops up elsewhere)   When I saw this marvelous piece of street-arty-goodness last September I slammed my brakes so hard that it was a good thing that no one was behind me at the...

HonFest 2011 36th Street (Hampden Neighborhood) Baltimore, Maryland   Baltimore’s HonFest has been on my radar for quite awhile. All the stars aligned properly this year and I made it down to Baltimore’s cute & quirky Hampden neighborhood for the second day of the 2011...

Giant Carpet Man Traynor’s Floors & Carpets 467 Baltimore Boulevard Westminster, Maryland submitted by “wendyvee” A few weeks ago, I met some friends in Westminster, Maryland for lunch. On my way home I stopped and snagged a handful of “wonders”. Some of...

Peep Show Carroll County Arts Center 91 West Main Street Westminster, Maryland I met some friends at The Stables in Westminster, Maryland for lunch last weekend (hella-good crab cakes, by the way). Even though it was a rainy/windy day, I thought I might be able to snag some...

Giant Strawberry Route 50 (Westbound) near Easton, Maryland submitted by “Kath” Kath says:  Saw this at a produce stand just west of Easton, Maryland on our way home from the beach and thought of you … it looks like it used to be a car from a carnival ride or something…but now...

Dairy Delite Sign West Patrick Street Frederick, Maryland submitted by “wendyvee” wendyvee says: I saw this great neon gem while visiting the Barbara Fritchie Restaurant next door. Because it is awkwardly stuck in the asphalt of a strip mall, I’m guessing that the original Dairy Delite...

Barbara Fritchie Restaurant 1513 West Patrick Street Frederick, Maryland   This is the giant candy cane at the Barbara Fritchie Restaurant in Frederick, Maryland. OK, I’ll just take the “Laziest Photographer in the World” Award right now. I admit that there was...

Golden Buddha Statue San Lin Chinese Lounge Pulaski Highway (US 40) Elkton, Maryland I’m still catching up with posting some of my Summer ’09 finds … and this is one of them! This is a jolly golden Buddha statue at the San Lin Chinese Lounge near Elkton, Maryland. It stands...

Giant Lion The Washington Zoo (Smithsonian National Zoological Park) 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, D.C. submitted by “Jo” Jo is back … this time with a shot of the giant lion at the gate to the Washington Zoo that she snapped in 2008. wendyvee says: I haven’t been there...

God’s Ark of Safety Frostburg, Maryland   I had heard of the “Ark” before — and since it wasn’t far off of my route home from West Virginia, I decided to seek it out. It has been in progress since 1976!   Though it’s just off the Frostburg Exit of...

Giant Goodyear Tire 401 S Atlantic Avenue Ocean City, Maryland   I bagged this big Goodyear Tire outside of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, during DelMarVa Bike Week. My “long-suffering supermodel boyfriend”  was forced to pose yet again : )   Tags: delmarva,...

Huge Pirate Pirate’s Cove Amusement Park Ocean City, Maryland I snagged this huge pirate while in Ocean City for DelMarVa Bike Week. He wields his mighty sword on the boardwalk at the Pirate’s Cove Amusement Park. Walk the plank at Pirate’s Cove!   Tags: Maryland, pirate,...

Madonna of the Trail Bethesda, Maryland (now in Rockville, Maryland) submitted by “wendyvee” Yes, my long quest to locate the missing Bethesda Madonna has finally ended! When I first planned to find her back in  May of 2006, I was told by a friend that I might have a problem with...

Community Bridge trompe l’oeil art Frederick, Maryland   Frederick Maryland’s old downtown industrial section is undergoing major revitalization. The Community Bridge Project turned a bleak concrete bridge into a beautiful piece of art. The bridge’s suface is flat,...

  Fair Giant (Paul Bunyan?) Anne Arundel County Fair Grounds Crownsville, pill  Maryland submitted by “GypsyRose”  This tall, dark, and handsome gentleman is located at the entrance to the Anne Arundel Fairgrounds. The bikes were there to gather for the annual Toy Run in November....