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There is a cut out of Dale Evans on the fair grounds.
[Jodi t, 04/25/2024]18-Foot-High Dale Evans:- Address:
- Heroes Lane, Uvalde, TX
- Directions:
- West edge of town, on the south side of US-90, on the west side of the Uvalde County Fairplex.
The best way to experience the Gates of Hell is to breathe it in and really tear apart every scene shown on the door. It's really amazing. Also, go see The Thinker statue in the museum if you're stopping by.
[ConorNNS, 04/25/2024]Gates of Hell:- Address:
- 2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA
- Directions:
- Overlooking the courtyard in front of the Rodin Museum, which is on the north side of Benjamin Franklin Pkwy between N. 21st and N. 22nd St.
- Rochester, New York - Wall Therapy Murals
The bear mural might have been painted over.
[Dave Ference, 04/25/2024]It was. "Sleeping Bears," completed in 2012, had many detractors in Rochester: some thought that the bears looked like rats, some thought that they were doing something sexual. The mural was vandalized in 2021, then painted over in 2023.
Wall Therapy Murals:- Directions:
- Throughout downtown Rochester. The bear mural is on the north side of Pleasant St. just east of St. Paul St.
- Hours:
- Painted over in 2023.
- Admission:
- Free
- Status:
- Gone
- Midwest, Wyoming - Teapot Dome
Sticking up out of the otherwise unexciting Wyoming rangeland, Teapot Rock is the centerpiece of the Teapot Dome oil field, which was acquired by an oil company in exchange for a well-placed bribe.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [04/25/2024]
- Fall River, Massachusetts - Lizzie Borden Murderabilia
The museum has been closed since the summer of 2023 for renovations. As of April 2024, it's still closed. If visiting, check their website to see if they've opened back up!
[Clint, 04/25/2024]It can be disquieting when a museum that displays oddities closes for "renovations" -- often code for "we're throwing out this weird junk" -- but in this case the Fall River Historical Society Museum said one of its goals was to better protect its collection of Lizzie Borden artifacts.
Lizzie Borden Murderabilia:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 451 Rock St., Fall River, MA
- Directions:
- I-195 exit 8B. Drive north on Hwy 24 to exit 5. Make the first right off of the traffic circle onto US Hwy 6/President Ave. Go through two sets of stoplights, then down a hill with a park on the right. At the end of the park, turn left onto Rock St. Continue on Rock St. for five blocks to Maple St. The Brayton House/Fall River Historical Society will be on the left, at the corner, on the far side of Maple St.
- Hours:
- Currently closed for renovations. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 508-679-1071
- Status:
- In Transition
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Dale Evans -- the on-screen and in-life sweetheart of Roy Rogers -- was a giant in her day, although never quite 18 feet tall. Her towering plywood likeness, dressed in one of her signature cowgirl outfits, was painted by John Cerney in 2023. Dale was born in Uvalde in 1912.