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Two Ghosts Of Christmas Past

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Do you like your Christmas nostalgia sugar-cookie sweet… or frosted with irony? You could satisfy both urges by visiting an over-the-top seasonal display — or you could drive to seasonal attractions that cater to Christmas’s increasingly divergent demographics.

Roadside News: August 2, 2009

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Barker Vs. Bear Pits – NC | Sisters Frown on Wax for Great Blacks – MD | Music and Hair Inseparable? – SC | James Bond Vehicle Museum – IL

Durham Brontosaurus Brutalized

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

A number of tipsters have reported that Durham, NC’s old statue of a brontosaurus was decapitated early Monday morning.

Roadside News: April 8, 2009

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Moogseum – Prog Rock Mecca? – NC | It’s a Bloody Replica – DC | Most Magnificent Elvis – TN | Stonehenge-By-The-Sea – MA

Roadside News: Jan. 30, 2009

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Peanut Capital of the World | Little Rock’s Little Rock | Hog Killing Day | Secret Ball Facility

World’s Finest Spittoon Collection

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

The gulf between the Yankees and the Rebels appears to have widened of late, particularly when it comes to roadside attractions. So it was refreshing to read that a man in Jewett City (Connecticut) and a museum in Durham (North Carolina) have joined forces to bring to the public what is perhaps the world’s finest [...]

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