Archive for May, 2009

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Elite Cave Bunker Opens To All

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Kentucky has many big holes in the ground that are open to the public.  But as far as we know, no subterranean attraction in Kentucky or elsewhere has had its entrance in the middle of a metropolitan warehouse park — until now.
Say hello to Mega Cavern. The former limestone mine and underground storage facility covers [...]

Lake Delton Reappears, Ski Show Fans Rejoice

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Just in time for the start of summer, Lake Delton has been refilled — and is once again providing a slick surface for Tommy Bartlett’s iconic water ski show in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The massive lake vanished last June 9 when it broke through a dam and drained away in less than three hours. There [...]

More Twang For Your Buck

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

If you want to draw tourists to a potential vacation area that currently lacks any popular established attractions, you can always start by renaming a generic and innocuous stretch of highway. That way you have a theme to work with and updated signage that reminds speeding motorists that something once happened here.
On March 20th, Arkansas [...]

Year-Round Yule

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

The Covenant Community Church wants to make every day Christmas, at least within an air-conditioned warehouse in Florida. The congregation has started a fundraising drive to build an elaborate, year-round, indoor holiday attraction that will cater to terminally ill children and their families.
If all goes well, the Santa-themed environment will be built on piece of [...]

Roadside News: May 23, 2009

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Bonnie & Clyde Ambush 75th Anniversary | Annoying Neighbor Butt Sculptor Out of Prison – FL | First KFC: Missing Secret Spice? – Kentucky | Visit America’s Grave – Virginia

In Tough Times, Sin is In

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Las Vegas tourism has taken a big hit in these recessionary times, with a drop in self-destructive free-spending visitors, plunging hotel room rates, and shorter lines at the all-you-can-eat Stone Crab Claw buffets. Fewer people are tossing the rent money down on a sucker bet at the craps table, and that means lost jobs and [...]

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