Roadside Wonders

Decaying Twin Arrows Twin Arrows, Arizona submitted by “Road Runner″ (Bill) Bill shares another iconic bit of roadside history with us! Be sure to click the “Road Runner” at the end of this post to see his other submissions wendyvee says: I have to admit that this is one post that makes me a little sad. If you check Google to see other images of these two distinctive arrows, which used to...

The Blue Whale Old Route 66 Catoosa, Oklahoma submitted by “Runner” (Barb) The Catoosa Blue Whale has a history that includes love, anniversaries, children, community and a famous Indian Chief artist to boot! Read more about the Catoossa Blue Whale Tags: Oklahoma, Route 66, Runner, whales

Mother Road Mural Albuquerque, New Mexico “CADreamin” (Adrienne) This excellent shot of Adrienne’s trusty steed, in front of one of Albuquerque’s many murals, was taken during her 2007 trip. (make sure to click the CAdreamin tag at the end of the article for more of her great submissions) Tags: CADreamin, murals, New Mexico, Route 66

The World’s Largest Rocking Chair Route 66 Cuba, Missouri submitted by “Solarwing” (Frank) RoadsideWonders is gaining quite a collection of chairs . . . but the rocker that takes the world’s largest title is the Route 66 Rocker in Cuba, Missouri! (It’s okay, Star of Texas, you are still the world’s largest cedar rocking chair) Thanks to Solarwing for snagging these great photos! Tags:...