Fame! Too Much of it is Killing Fireman Statue
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011In 1970, two young firemen built a statue outside the Central Fire Station in Lafayette, Louisiana. It’s a fireman, stripped to his undershirt, bent over a hose that’s writhing like a giant snake, pointing toward an unseen inferno with a dramatic gesture.
Dime Museum Rises From Grave
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010We were crestfallen when Dick Horne’s American Dime Museum closed in Baltimore in 2007. It was a unique showcase of the rare and ghastly. We thought we’d never again see priceless relics such as a Petrified Minotaur, or Abraham Lincoln’s Last Bowel Movement.
Roadside News: May 23, 2009
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009Bonnie & Clyde Ambush 75th Anniversary | Annoying Neighbor Butt Sculptor Out of Prison – FL | First KFC: Missing Secret Spice? – Kentucky | Visit America’s Grave – Virginia
Roadside News: March 13, 2009
Friday, March 13th, 2009Chicken Empathy Museum – LA | Giant Buddhist Goddess – OK | Meteorite Comes Home – AZ | VA is for Lovers of Large Bladders – VA
The Paraplex – Paranormal Ghost Attraction
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009We’ve been to attractions that are haunted, and we’ve been to spook houses that capture you on video while you’re being scared. But The Paraplex in New Orleans, Louisiana, is something new.
Roadside News: Jan. 7, 2009
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Ceremonial Cross Diving | Missing Nut | No Sprinkles on Mine | Creationist Convicts | New Orleans Neighborhood Art
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