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 splashy...

Sayford Market Mural 1307 North 3rd Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   Harrisburg has a great many new murals, thanks in part to the Sprocket Mural Works’ Harrisburg Mural Festival last September. There are also some great new murals popping-up by artists who weren’t part of the...

Rooster Barn Bridge Valley Road Columbia, Pennsylvania – Wendyvee If you’re out scouting for “wonders”, it’s fortuitous when you can find two of them that are in very close proximity! I originally set my course to find an amazing rooster mural. I’d happened...

English Brothers Beverage 62 Hershey Road Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Another great mural by artist Wayne Fettro. Mr. Fettro’s work is featured throughout Pennsylvania (many of my favorites are along the Lincoln Highway). This, however, is one of several in and around Lancaster County. ...

Marilyn Monroe Mural Phoenix, Arizona submitted by “MacCandace” (Candace) originally posted August 26, 2009 * Tip: Sorry folks – Candace tells me that Marilyn is no longer there. So sad – this is my favorite mural on the site. How do you spell a wolf whistle? This great mural of...

The Mural Capital of Atlantic Canada – Part 2 Sussex, stuff New Brunswick, store Canada submitted by: “Jo, cialis eh” wendyvee says: Jo shared some fabulous shots of the Sussex Murals! Click here to see Part 1 Jo says: I rode to Sussex one afternoon just to see the murals. Sussex is the the...

The Mural Capital of Atlantic Canada – Part 1 Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada submitted by: “Jo, eh” wendyvee says: Yay! Frequent “Roadside Wonder-er” and all-around awesome Peep, Jo, is back with some fabulous shots of the Sussex Murals! Because there are so many...

“Harvest Time in the 1920s” Schwanger Ave. & Cloverleaf Road Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania – “wendyvee” *reader John Bolen tells me that the barn as been repainted and the mural is gone Harvest Time in the 1920s, painted by prolific and talented muralist Wayne...

Route 30 Mural Bingham’s Orchards 7568 Lincoln Way West St. Thomas, Pennsylvania I am finally catching-up with some of my older “wonders”. I nabbed this mural during my 2010 Columbus Day ride. Route 30 has some great murals and this one features local pride for the Lincoln...

The Legendary Road Mural Tucumcari, New Mexico submitted by “EarsFlappn” (Suzanne) suzanne says: I stopped in Tucumcari and took pictures of the murals along Route 66 … some pretty cool stuff. This man (pictured at left) stopped and chatted, He told us that he is in one of the town’s...

Boyds Bear Country *closed- see update below* Old Route (Business) 15 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania originally posted on 2/23/10 – updated on 1/1/11 update: According to Boyds’ website, and various local news sources, the Gettysburg retailer will be closing its giant Gettysburg retail...

Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue Alexandria, Virginia submitted by: “MikeP” wendyvee says: Mike scored another great “wonder” … the legendary Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria, Virginia! This great music venue has table seating with food service and...

The Dodge & Cowboy Mural Main and Adam Streets Tucumcari, New Mexico submitted by “EarsFlappn” (Suzanne) suzanne says: I stopped in Tucumcari and took pictures of the murals along Route 66 … some pretty cool stuff. The people in the murals are people the artists know and that live...

Times-Tribune/WEJL Sign 149 Penn Avenue Scranton, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” This sign is all kinds of wonderful. It’s one of the first things you see as you enter the downtown area of Scranton, Pennsylvania. It’s so perfect, that it reminds me of a movie set...

Train Mural Manassas, order Virginia submitted by “MikeP” Mike says: The steam train mural is located in Old Town Manassas at the intersection of Rt 28 & Rt 234 (Business). Its actually a bit larger off to the right than the picture shows… I had a hard time catching it all in the...

Massanutten School Mural 216 West Main Street Luray, Virginia submitted by “MikeP” wendyvee says: Thanks to MikeP for adding to the RoadsideWonders collection of murals! This is the Massanutten School mural in Luray Virginia. It was painted in 2003 by Jennifer Bradt. To see Mike’s other...

Murals of Klamath Falls Klamath Falls, Oregon submitted by “Butterfly” and “Kamikaze” (Amanda & Steve) Amanda says: SO many murals around this town!  It seems as though their town theme is murals painted on the sides of various buildings downtown. Each of them depicts a different scene...

Giant Bowling Pin & Rt 30 Murals 2071 Lincoln Way East (Route 30) Chambersburg, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” wendyvee says: This section of Route 30 is one that I normally bypass for other roads (Interstate 81 for speed; or any number of other roads for scenery) but you have to...

Keys Family Mural Oasis of Murals Twentynine Palms,California submitted by “FleeterClaye” (Claye) Claye brings us the “Keys Family Mural”, part of the Oasis of Murals, in Twentynine Palms, California. Feel free to comment below … and be sure to click any of the article tags at the...

Holbrook Train Station Mural Holbrook, here Arizona submitted by “FleeterClaye” Another great “find” from Fleeter! This is the Train Station mural in Holbrook, Arizona. Read about the early importance of the railroad to Holbrook. Click the Route 66 tag below this post to browse...

Dewey Beach Mural Sunsations Gift Shop Dewey Beach, Delaware submitted by “Jo” Jo brings us another tacky Delaware wonder from the summer of 2009 🙂 This is the beach mural at the Sunsations Gift Shop in Dewey Beach, Delaware. Jo is one of the top RW contributors! To see more of her great...

Palatka Florida Mural Palatka, Florida submitted by “Road Runner″ (Bill) Bill scored a pic of another great mural! Palatka, Florida is a city rich in history and this mural includes elements from several different eras. To see Bill’s others “roadside finds”, click the Road...

Tavares Mural Tavares, Florida submitted by “Road Runner″ (Bill) wendyvee says: I love seeing Bill’s address in my inbox … it means another great RoadsideWonder! This is a mural features people and items of significance to Tavares, Florida. I love the how the ribbon and fishing...

Honea Path Mural Honea Path, South Carolina submitted by “FleeterClaye” The Honea Path mural includes a nod to its history as a textile-manufacturing town. To see more of RoadsideWonder’s great collection of murals – click the “murals” tag at the end of this post 🙂...