Archive for May, 2012
97 Million Years From New York City
Saturday, May 26th, 2012The last time New York City saw a dinosaur — a roadside attraction dinosaur anyway — was in 1965, at the New York World’s Fair.
Frozen In Concrete: Kansas And The Ice Age
Thursday, May 24th, 2012Memorable monuments are sometimes a marriage of a home-grown visionary and a town willing to go along with a crazy idea. And that’s what’s happened in Blue Rapids.
Wild West Glockenspiel: Guns, Ja! Lederhosen, Nein!
Saturday, May 19th, 2012The tower glockenspiel, a huge clock with little animated people that move around beneath its dial every hour, is usually found in medieval downtowns in Bavaria and Switzerland. Rarely built in the U.S., most of them are in spots trying to channel schnitzel and sausages…
Castle at the End of the Enchanted Highway
Saturday, May 12th, 2012For the past two decades, Gary Greff has been building the world’s largest metal sculptures along The Enchanted Highway, trying to lure travelers off the interstate to his hometown.
Mammoth Cave Wax Museum Auction – May 19
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Our favorite wax museums always seem to live on borrowed time. The characters and scenes haven’t changed for decades, awkwardly frozen in a bygone era.
Hey, Loser! White House Also-Rans Yearn For Limelight
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012If you’re a fan of DC Multiverse, the novels of Harry Turtledove, or of Captain Kirk going back in time to fix the future, then you know how messy Alternate History can be.
Recent Posts
- East Coast Cicadas: Attractions They Couldn’t See In 1996
- Gotta See ‘Em All: Pursuing America’s Giants
- Two Gallows, One Beatle: Good Times At The Old Jail
- Hats On To Stonewall Jackson, Defender Of Lexington
- Beefcake of Roads: New Home For World’s Largest Muscleman
- Join the Battleship NJ Gun Crew (Look Out, Philly!)
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