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Spaces aliens on the outside, Blues Brothers and Elvis on the inside.
[Kim Anderson, 04/24/2024]The Buckin' Flamingo:- Address:
- 134 E. Main St., Pawhuska, OK
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the south side of US-60/E. Main St. Easy to spot.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 10-6 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 918-604-5090
Across the street as you leave the zoo is a riverwalk with zoo animal statues. Lovely walk.
[Kim Anderson, 04/24/2024]The zoo animals statues in Road To Extinction include a giraffe, elephant, rhino, and other endangered species. They sit in a genuine Model A Ford, and appear to be happy driving into a zoo.
Road to Extinction: Animal Jalopy:- Address:
- 1701 N. 4th St., Waco, TX
- Directions:
- Cameron Park Zoo. From US-84, just south of the Brazos River, turn west onto 4th St. Drive three-quarters of a mile. Turn right (no stoplight) into the zoo. The parking lot will be on the left; the sculpture is in front of the Zoo entrance building.
- Hours:
- Gated after hours. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- M-Sa 9-5, Su 11-5
Fun, quick stop to stretch our legs. Admission $10 adult and $5 children. There are cat toys, painting, sculptures, statues, carousel cats, plus all types of art. They now have a live house cat named Mimi.
[EC, 04/24/2024]American Museum of the House Cat:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 5063 US-441 S., Sylva, NC
- Directions:
- US-74 exit 81A in Sylva. Drive south five miles on US-23/441. The museum will be on the left.
- Hours:
- Apr-May Th-M 12-5; June-Dec Th-M 10-5. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 828-476-9376
- Admission:
- Adults $10.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
At the IFC Center Theater in New York, there is a metal peephole that you can open from the sidewalk and get a sneak peek at whatever movie is currently playing inside.
[ConorNNS, 04/24/2024]The binocular peepholes, built in 2009, are covered by sliding metal shutters when not being peeped through.
Movie Theater Peepholes:- Address:
- 323 6th Ave., New York, NY
- Directions:
- IFC Center Theater. On the west side of 6th Ave. at its intersection with W. 3rd St. The peephole is about 50 feet to the right of the theater entrance.
Located inside Gulley's Garden Center.
[Kathie, 04/24/2024]There are at least 30 use-ravaged objets d'cookware, and since no one else is claiming the record, that's enough.
World's Largest Collection of Ole-Time Wash Pots:- Address:
- 445 SE Broad St., Southern Pines, NC
- Directions:
- Gulley's Garden Center. Downtown, on the south side of NC-2160/SE Broad St., midway between E. Illinois and E. Indiana Aves.
- Hours:
- M-F 9-5, Sa 9-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 910-692-3223
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This shop, owned by Cody and Lauren Garnett, is notable for its many outdoor displays, including head-in-hole and simulated butts photo-ops, a dinosaur, and an eight-foot-tall saddled pink flamingo towed by a truck. Cody is a former rodeo cowboy.