About RoadsideAmerica.com
RoadsideAmerica.com is a caramel-coated-nutbag-full of odd and hilarious travel destinations -- over 10,000 places -- ready for exploration.
Since our first book, Roadside America, introduced readers to the world of offbeat tourist attractions, we (authors and road trip know-it-alls Doug Kirby, Ken Smith, Mike Wilkins) haven't slowed down. In fact, we're speeding up! Or maybe it's just a Mystery Spot optical illusion.
Planning Your Own Road TripsWe provide directions to attractions and maps when available. We list attraction hours and admission prices, but be wary -- these change frequently at many offbeat places. Hours are sometimes a crap shoot. Graveyards generally stay put; but lone fanatical collectors may be off digging up petrified leeches, or getting their medication when you arrive. You take your chances. Call ahead if you're going way out of your way. |
We've been on the web since 1994, building out RoadsideAmerica.com since 1996. In late 2009 we developed a companion mobile application, and then a GPS add-on, and on and on...
Navigating the Web Site
Designed with exploration in mind, you can browse by state, search, or just wander the backroads of our offbeat attraction stories and tips.
Places to Go
The Map is linked to 50 state hubs and interactives maps. There are also treasures waiting to be disinterred in the Pet Cemetery and our video vault
Blogged and Topical!
Trunkations is the RoadsideAmerica.com blog, where you'll find our latest rants and ruminations.
Sight of the Week is a special featured attraction, new each week!
The straight-from-the-road leads (some still to be verified) and reports are in Latest Tips and Muffler Men Sightings.
Search
To aid your research and travel planning, you can try Roger™, the search engine-like field at the top of each page. Find thousands of great visitor tips and photos submitted to our Feed the Tree section. Try out Roger! When he craps out, you can still use Google to search the site.
Maps
You can instantly find oddball landmarks on our interactive maps. It's easier than ever to plan a day trip, or find everything near a particular city or in a state. Attraction Maps
Send Your Tips
You can submit tips and directions for new sights, and updates on the classic attractions. Tip Submission Guidelines | Submit a Tip