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Animal Magnetism: Roadside Poll Results

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

In a recent online poll, RoadsideAmerica.com asked site visitors:

“Which taxidermy wonder would you travel farthest to see?”

We couldn’t present America’s full breadth of stuffed dead exhibits, so we chose a tiny sampling of more common oddities, and a few true rarities.

Poll Results: Part of the Action

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

In RoadsideAmerica.com’s online poll about participating in the action at a tourist attraction, voter selections were somewhat evenly spread across the choices we offered. We asked: If invited by an attraction owner/employee, are you LEAST LIKELY to… Of the fiveĀ  activities, voters were LEAST LIKELY to 1) Climb to the top of a home-built tower […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cave Tour du Jour: Poll Results

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

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 and candle tours over […]

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 […]

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