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The Ledge: 1353 Feet Straight Down

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

It’s been two weeks since “The Ledge” opened in Chicago, a lofty tourist sensation that seems to have taken a page from the Indians’ playbook.

Mind Your Mini-Golf

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

The New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York, recently launched a new astro-attraction: Rocket Park Mini Golf, a valiant educational effort that attempts to teach kids about physics through the joy of amateur putting (And we don’t mean discovering how time seems to stretch out into infinity when stuck behind slowpokes trying to […]

Roadside News: June 12, 2009

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Lady of Steel – IL | Obelisk Whisked – MS | UFO Clone Cult May Land in Vegas – NV | Carved For Your Examination – AZ

Victory! Lincoln Log Cabin Wins The Blago War

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Defying the wrath of Illinois’ once most powerful politician, the Lincoln Log Cabin in Lerna, Illinois, is back in business on April 22. The Lincoln Log Cabin is actually the cabin of Abe Lincoln’s parents, not of Abe himself. Perhaps this slightly misleading advertising — which turns a log lemon into Lincoln lemonade — was […]

Roadside News: March 2, 2009

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Diseased Trust Fund Kills Funeral Museum – IL | Tree Clobbers Graveyard Family – KY | Chief Black Hawk Returns – IL | Official: Largest Rocking Chair – MO

Roadside News: Feb. 12, 2009

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Historic Woodsmen | Stickie Lincoln | Lava Lamp? No, Waterfall!

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