Poll

Poll Results: Most Detour-Worthy?

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

In this unscientific user response poll, we asked: Which of the following would make you detour furthest from your travel route:

Obscure monument or grave
Muffler Man
Theme park with wild rides
Chance to drive on Route 66
Crusty coot with a tale to tell

The poll ran on RoadsideAmerica.com through the wild gas price arc of Summer and Fall 2008, [...]

Poll Results: Taking Direction

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Question: Who do you find is generally best to ask for directions to an attraction?
We conducted this online poll over several months on RoadsideAmerica.com, and many of you weighed in on which locals to really trust for directions.
The Police Officer and the Convenience Store Clerk garnered the most, statistically tied at 33% and 32% respectively. [...]

Cave Tour du Jour: Poll Results

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Guide at Secret Caverns, Cobleskill, NY

Poll Question: Which of these show cave tour elements is most appealing to you?
The vacation landscape can change all it wants, but show caves — those walk-thru subterranean passages with the artificial lights and slippery handrails — will always be with us. Enterprising cave owners were charging admission for lantern [...]

Going the Distance: Roadside Poll Results

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Poll Question: How many hours would you drive just to see a roadside attraction that sounds exceptional?
If you trust reports in the news media, Americans are cutting back on long driving trips this summer because of the high cost of gas. But we suspect that many families giving up on travel plans may have had [...]

Junk Art Conflagration: Roadside Poll Results

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Poll Question: “If an elderly outsider artist’s junk castle caught fire during your visit, what would you do first?”
We love our junk artists! This is clear from the results of our latest unscientific online poll. We share an innate connection with these dreamers and their outside art constructs. They may be cranky and antisocial, or [...]

Sticky Ticket: Roadside Poll Results

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

It’s your day to drive on a road trip with a couple of friends. You’ve been uncannily efficient, almost superhuman — making no wrong turns, handily navigating unfamiliar back roads, and finding every obscure monument, claptrap snake ranch, and UFO crash site on your list. Your pals are raving about the last stop, music is [...]

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