What's New, 2002-2004

2004

• Tastee-Freez Twins [Dec. 31, 2004]
• Confederate Raider Quantrill's Head, Dover, Ohio. The belated disposition of a skull, some bones, and a cool head. [Dec. 27, 2004]
• Remember Max Nordeen! Woodhull, Illinois. If we don't, who will? Farewell to a dreamer and his Wheels Museum. [Dec. 17, 2004]
• Bob's Java Jive, Tacoma, Washington. The big coffee pot that never sleeps. [Dec. 12, 2004]
• Gus Grissom Tributes, Mitchell, Indiana. Hometown memorials to America's hard-luck astronaut. [Dec. 5, 2004]
• Plague of the Mermen Keepers: Report has been in the Secret Site for a long time -- it's time for the public to know. [Dec. 1, 2004]
• Site Redesign: Say farewell to the old billboard homepage, which served us well these many years. We've also cleaned up a lot of the older reports. We're not supporting Netscape 4x any more, but let us know if you notice any really heinous page problems in other browsers. [Nov. 30, 2004]
• Big Muskie's Bucket, Reinersville, Ohio [Nov. 29, 2004]
• Nutty Narrows - Squirrel Bridge, Longview, Washington [Nov. 22, 2004]
• World's Largest Egg, Winlock, Washington [Nov. 15, 2004]
• World's Largest Lemon, Lemon Grove, California [Nov. 8, 2004]
• Annie, the Railroad Dog, Fort Collins, Colorado [Oct. 31, 2004]
• Lord's Prayer Rock, Bristol, Vermont [Oct. 31, 2004]
• Rant: The Wax Vote [Oct. 27, 2004] (retired)
• Choice 2004, Study aids from Roadside America for undecided voters. [Oct. 27, 2004] (retired)
• The One and Only Presidential Museum, Hartsgrove, Ohio [Oct. 25, 2004]
• Heaven-bound: Giant Jesus Statue, Monroe, Ohio [Oct. 15, 2004]
• Electronic Scoreboard for Dead Dogs, College Station, Texas. Part of Mascots in the Pet Cemetery. [Oct. 15, 2004]
• Dan Quayle Center and United States Vice Presidential Museum, Huntington, Indiana [Oct. 4, 2004]
• Presidents Park, Lead, South Dakota [Oct. 4, 2004]
• Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney, Nebraska [Sept. 26, 2004]
• Chief Leatherlips Monument, Columbus, Ohio [Sept. 26, 2004]
• World's Largest Ball of Paint, Alexandria, Indiana [Sept. 19, 2004]
• Muffler Man Profiles: Stevedore Man, Everett, Washington, Clothes Horse, Farmington, New Mexico [Sept. 18, 2004]
• Field of Corn, Dublin, Ohio [Sept. 13, 2004]
• Ohio - Swing State Tour: Roadsideamerica.com polls Buckeye State voters at Living Bible museums and Blimp Disaster Sites [Sept. 13, 2004]
• Harry Andrew's Chateau Laroche, Loveland Castle, Loveland, Ohio [Sept. 6, 2004]
• Back from Hypertouring Ohio-Indiana and surrounding locales....
• World's Largest Mary Statue, Windsor, Ohio [Sept. 1, 2004]
• Liar Peg Leg Smith Monument, Borrego Springs, California [August 23, 2004]
• The Town That Time Forgot, Glasgow, Virginia [August 16, 2004]
• Tiny Church - a spiritual bladder break. Sultan, Washington [August 12, 2004]
• Museum of Creation and Earth History, Santee, California [August 9, 2004]
• Cabela's, High Temple of Taxidermy, Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Retail survival of the fittest - Cabela's: King of the Forest? [August 2, 2004]
• Pools shaped like their states - updated [August 2, 2004]
• Joseph Smith Birthplace Monument, South Royalton, Vermont [July 26, 2004]
• Archie McPhee Store: Vacation Outfitters, Seattle, Washington [July 18, 2004]
• Foamhenge, Natural Bridge, Virginia [July 12, 2004]
• Home of Beautiful Women, Hot and Cold Water Towers, Pratt, Kansas [July 5, 2004]
• Enchanted Castle Studios, Natural Bridge, Virginia [June 28, 2004]
• Smiley Face Water Towers :The face that launched a thousand sips. Plus a list of 'em. [June 21, 2004]
• Watermelon Thump and Water tower, Luling, Texas [June 21, 2004]
• Jefferson Davis Monument, Fairview, Kentucky [June 13, 2004]
• Waiting for the Interurban, Seattle, Washington [June 13, 2004]
• Muffler Man Tracking Map, long overdue update. M-Man tips search capability added to the Muffler Man home page and Muffler Man Sightings. [June 13, 2004]
• Ronald Reagan: Happy Times, Happy President. A brief tour of some RR treasures; we pay our respects. Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA; Birthplace, Tampico, IL; Presidents Park, Lead, SD; Jelly Belly Factory, Fairfield, CA. [June 6, 2004]
• Bigfoot and the Buried A-Frame, Kid Valley, Washington [June 6, 2004]
• Muffler Man Profile pages: Trying out a new format, and some new and expanded reports. Sopranos Bunyan, Jersey City, NJ; Boardwalk Pirate, Ocean City, NJ; Golfer Winterized, Ortley Beach, NJ; Joor Man, Escondido, CA. [June 5, 2004]
• Statue of Lenin, Seattle, Washington [May 31, 2004]
• Route 66 Transcontinental Footrace Winner monument, Foyil, Oklahoma [May 23, 2004]
• Seattle trip reports: Hat n' Boots, Edgewater Inn, Ladybugs [May 23, 2004]
• Yard Bird statues, Chehalis, Washington [May 17, 2004]
• Eiffel Tower Replica, Paris, Tennessee [May 11, 2004]
• Deadwood, Where Wild Bill Hickok was Shot, Deadwood, South Dakota. The Wax Museum, Saloon #10, and other Deadwood attractions.[May 3, 2004]
• Separate state pages added for Alaska and Hawaii.[April 26, 2004]
• Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park, Phillips, Wisconsin. Updates, new photos. High speed video tour (3 MB Quicktime .mov). [April 26, 2004]
• Reptile Gardens, Rapid City, South Dakota[April 18, 2004]
• Buckhorn Saloon & Museum, San Antonio, Texas [April 5, 2004]
• World's Largest Easel, Goodland, Kansas [Mar. 28, 2004]
• A full-length Nut Lady documentary -- "In a Nutshell: A Portrait of Elizabeth Tashjian," premieres in Connecticut April 2004. [Mar. 28, 2004]
• Bowman Mausoleum -- The Mourning Man, Cuttingsville, Vermont [Mar. 21, 2004]
• Boy with the Boot, Wallingford, Vermont [Mar. 21, 2004]
• Custer Battlefield Museum & Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Garryowen, Montana [Mar. 7, 2004]
• Prairie Moon Folk Art, Cochrane, Wisconsin [Mar. 1, 2004]
• Mummers Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Feb. 23, 2004]
• World's Largest Ball of Twine, Cawker City, Kansas [Feb. 16, 2004]
• Fall of Saigon, Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles, Lexington, Nebraska [Feb. 8, 2004]
• Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour and Flavor Graveyard, Waterbury, Vermont [Feb. 2, 2004]
• World's First Dinosaur Skeleton Discovery, Haddonfield, New Jersey [Feb. 2, 2004]
• Museum of the Fur Trade, Chadron, Nebraska [Jan. 26, 2004]
• Sheldon Museum - Petrified Boy, Stuffed Cat, Mummy, Middlebury, Vermont [Jan. 19, 2004]
• Big Lincoln Head, Laramie, Wyoming [Jan. 4, 2004]

2003

• No Vacations for Santa. Saluting three Christmas-themed parks we visited last summer. [Dec. 21, 2003]
• Knight's Spider Web Farm, Williamstown, Vermont [Dec. 15, 2003]
• Old West Wax Museum, Thermopolis, Wyoming [Dec. 8, 2003]
• Hugh Glass Monument, Lemmon, South Dakota [Dec. 8, 2003]
• Unrequited Love Carvings, Ellis County Courthouse, Waxahachie, Texas [Dec. 1, 2003]
• Jugville USA, Grafton, North Dakota. Found some 10-year old photos, trip notes, and called Sig for an update. [Nov. 28, 2003]
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Manitou Springs, Colorado [Nov. 23, 2003]
• Conspiracy! A rant suspiciously aligned with the 40th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. [Nov. 20, 2003]
• Grave of Shep, Toll Road Dog, Broomfield, Colorado [Nov. 17, 2003]
• How the Mighty Are Fallen, Seaside Heights, New Jersey [Nov. 17, 2003]
• How to Identify a Muffler Man. Confused? This page may help. Also some mods to the Muffler Man Home Page. [Nov. 17, 2003]
• Prairie Dog Town, Oakley, Kansas [Nov. 10, 2003]
• World's Largest Cat, Jersey City, New Jersey [Nov. 3, 2003]
• Bedrock City update, Custer, South Dakota [Oct. 26, 2003]
• Mystery Spot update, Santa Cruz, California [Oct. 26, 2003]
• World's Largest Tire, Allen Park, Michigan [Oct. 26, 2003]
• Fred the Town Dog, Rockford, Alabama [Oct. 25, 2003]
• Resurrected the Scary Museums rant. [Oct. 20, 2003]
• Concrete Outline of the USS South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota [Oct. 20, 2003]
• Mike the Headless Chicken, Fruita, Colorado [Oct. 13, 2003]
• Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, South Dakota [Oct. 6, 2003]
• Hell's Half Acre, Powder River, Wyoming [Sept. 29, 2003]
• Ed Galloway: World's Largest Totem Pole, Foyil, Oklahoma [Sept. 22, 2003]
• More Shoe Trees: Sightings submitted by travelers. [Sept. 22, 2003]
• Save Our Tails! Give to the Weeki Wachee Mermaid Defense Fund before this classic attraction is closed forever. News Stories and Weeki Wachee's Save Our Tails page. [Sept. 20, 2003.]
• Phineas Gage Memorial, Cavendish, Vermont [Sept. 14, 2003]
• Frozen GI Vet tribute, Rutland, Vermont [Sept. 12, 2003]
• Boy with the Boot, Wallingford, Vermont [Sept. 12, 2003]
• Steer Montana, Baker, Montana [Sept. 8, 2003]
• Emperor the Penguin, Cheyenne, Wyoming - new photo [Sept. 7, 2003]
• Goofy Golf, Panama City Beach, updated [Sept. 7, 2003]
• Jackalope, Douglas, Wyoming - night view [Sept. 1, 2003]
• Santa's Workshop, North Pole, New York [Sept. 1, 2003]
• Moo-La the Cow, Stephensville, Texas [Sept. 1, 2003]
• Shoe Trees, updated [Sept. 1, 2003]
• We're on the road, investigating attractions in CO, KS, NE, SD, ND, MT, and WY. And OH....
• National Vigilance Park, Fort Meade, Maryland. [August 23, 2003]
• Longhorn Grill Skull, Amado, Arizona [August 23, 2003]
• The Dog Chapel and Bug Art, St. Johnsbury, Vermont [August 17, 2003]
• Oldest Concrete Street in America, Bellefontaine, Ohio [August 15, 2003]
• Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont [August 11, 2003]
• Santa's Land USA, and the Purple Plum Man, Putney, Vermont [August 4, 2003]
• Buford Seals, creator of the Hat n' Boots [August 4, 2003]
• Scale Model of the Solar System, Peoria, Illinois [July 28, 2003]
• New view of Peoria's Uniroyal Gal. [July 28, 2003]
• On the road this week: Seattle, WA; New York State; Vermont [July 25, 2003]
• Beta, Magical Mongrel, Charlottesville, Virginia. Addition to the Pet Cemetery. [July 19, 2003]
• The Great Seal of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. Addition to the Pet Cemetery. [July 19, 2003]
• Bat Bridge, Austin, Texas [July 19, 2003]
• McDonald's Museum and Store #1, Des Plaines, Illinois [July 13, 2003]
• Dick & Jane's Spot, Ellensburg, Washington [July 7, 2003]
• Thunder Mountain Park, Imlay, Nevada [June 30, 2003]
• Texas Prison Museum, home of Old Sparky. Huntsville, Texas. [June 22, 2003]
• World's Largest Boots, San Antonio, Texas [June 22, 2003]
• Lots of new tips from TV-triggered visitors in Feed the Tree. We're working on the backlog....[June 21, 2003]
• Nice segment on the CBS Early Show, featuring our June visits to Lucy the Elephant, George the Gorilla, also the Drive-thru Donut, World's Largest Bureau, Toilet Seat Museum....[June 13, 2003]
• The Cathedral of Junk, Austin, Texas [June 8, 2003]
• Updates to Black Squirrel Squabbles. Welcome aboard, London, Ontario! [June 2, 2003]
• The Hippie Memorial, Arcola, Illinois [June 2, 2003]
• Roadsideamerica.com interviewed on Travel Channel syndicated radio show. And the usual Memorial Day weekend traffic and tip spike! [May 26, 2003]
• Wall Drug, Wall, South Dakota. Updates, video added. [May 26, 2003]
• Stonehenge II, Hunt, Texas [May 20, 2003]
• Walleyed War of the Walleye Capitals Baudette, MN; Garrison, MN; Isle, MN; Ray, MN; Rush City, MN; Garrison, ND; Port Clinton, OH; Umatilla, OR; Mobridge, SD [May11, 2003]
• Boy and the Boot statues [May 4, 2003]
• Ron Lee's World of Clowns, Henderson, Nevada [April 27, 2003]
• Iwo Jima Survivors Memorial Park, New Britain, Connecticut. [April 20, 2003]
• The Two Heads of Black Diamond, Corsicana, Texas. Okay, so we've had a little Texas run here...[April 13, 2003]
• World's (2nd) Largest Fire Hydrant, Beaumont, Texas [April 6, 2003]
• Bayou Bob's Rattlesnake Ranch, Santo, TX [March 30, 2003]
• Northlandz, Flemington, NJ. New report and photos. [March 23, 2003]
• Buckhorn Mineral Baths and Wildlife Museum, Mesa, AZ [March 16, 2003]
• Skeletons in the Floor, Moran's Art Studio, Biloxi, MS [March 9, 2003]
• Colossal Colon Tour: New pix and info. [March 8, 2003]
• Texas Trio in Fiberglass, Muffler Man, Uniroyal Gal, Big John, Gainesville, TX [March 2, 2003]
• Clickable Colon Map added to track Colossal Colon Tour [February 20, 2003]
• Theater of the Sea, Swim with the dolphins, Islamorada, FL [February 16, 2003]
• Live in a Missile Bunker, Oplin, TX [February 9, 2003]
• "Why I Love Her" USA Map, Denver, CO [February 2, 2003]
• Lucy - Desi Museum, Jamestown, NY [January 26, 2003]
• Giant Sam Houston statue, Huntsville, TX [January 19, 2003]
• World's Largest Goose, Sumner, MO [January 12, 2003]
• Million Dollar Museum, White's City, NM [January 5, 2003]
• Dan Blocker Monument O'Donnell, Texas [January 5, 2003]

2002

• Fountains of Wayne (Fabulous Christmas Spectacular) Wayne, NJ [December 22, 2002]
• Leonard Knight's Salvation Mountain, Niland, CA [December 15, 2002]
• Clyde Jones' Critter Crossing, Bynum, NC [December 8, 2002]
• Mercedes Benz Gravestone, Linden, NJ [November 30, 2002]
• The Holy Land Experience, Orlando, FL [November 24, 2002]
• Surapa, Painting Elephant, Buffalo, NY [November 17, 2002]
• Eiffel Tower Replica, Paris, TX [November 10, 2002]
• Dalton Defenders Museum, Coffeyville, KS [November 3, 2002]
• The Big Chicken, Marietta, GA [October 27, 2002]
• The Flower Man, Houston, TX [October 20, 2002]
• Magic Forest, Lake George, NY and Lake George, Where Muffler Men Lurk [September 29, 2002]
• Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes Monument for Sky King Frank A. Kindel, Queen, NM. [September 22, 2002]
• Transparent Women update: historical photos, more info on TAMs and sightings. [September 22, 2002]
• Forbidden Gardens, Katy, TX. Ancient China in miniature. [September 15, 2002]
• Shrine of the Miracle Tortilla, Lake Arthur, NM [September 8, 2002]
• Anatomically Incorrect Dinosaurs, Glen Rose, TX [September 5, 2002]
• Creation Evidence Museum, Glen Rose, TX. Man and dinosaur walked together! [September 1, 2002]
• National Museum of Funeral History, and Art Coffins page, Houston, TX [August 25, 2002]
• Showmen's Rest and Bull-Rider's Reprieve, Hugo, OK [August 18, 2002]
• A Woman, a Horse, and Some Muffler Men, Seaside Heights, NJ [August 11, 2002]
• Desert Christ Park, Yucca Valley, CA [July 28, 2002]
• Dinosaur Gardens Prehistoric Zoo, Ossineke, MI. Updated with photos and an insider report on the early days of Dinosaur Gardens. [July 21, 2002]
• Man-Made Geyser, Soda Springs, ID [July 14, 2002]
• World Traveler Signpost, Lynchville, ME [July 7, 2002]
• Uncle Sams Standing Tall - Updates. [July 3, 2002]
• Big Doughnuts of California [June 30, 2002]
• Ventilator Cowl of the USS Maine, Woburn, MA [June 23, 2002]
• The Leather Guy, Mayfield, NY [June 16, 2002]
• Desert View Tower, Jacumba, CA [June 9, 2002]
• Fort Cody Trading Post, North Platte, NE [May 19, 2002]
• Museum of Family Camping and Hall of Fame, Allenstown, NH [May 5, 2002]
• Tess, 50 ft. Woman with Visible Organs, Los Angeles, CA [April 28, 2002]
• West Coast War Dog Memorial - Riverside, CA [April 21, 2002]
• Testudo - Terrapin mascot monument, college Park, MD [April 14, 2002]
• Big Coffee - A Nation of Pots [March 24, 2002]
• Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum, Orrtanna, PA [March 17, 2002]
• Club Foot George's club foot, Virginia City, MT [March 10, 2002]
• Museum in a Crate, Canaan, ME [March 3, 2002]
• World's Largest Crow, Belgrade, MN [February 24, 2002]
• Toilet Seat Museum, San Antonio, TX [February 17, 2002]
• Herkimer Diamond Mines, Middleville, NY [February 3, 2002]
• Celebrity Encounter, Las Vegas, NV [January 27, 2002]
• Birthplace of Wal-Mart - Bentonville, AR. Later this same week, Wal-Mart was named America's largest company... and K-Mart declared bankruptcy. [January 20, 2002]
• World's Tallest Indian - Skowhegan, ME [January 13, 2002]
• Death Rock of Alexander Hamilton, Weehawken, NJ [January 6, 2002]

2001-1996

• Roger Search upgraded to also find Tourism News items about US Roadside Attractions and Muffler Man sightings. Makes it easier to check towns, cities, states for RA targets, or see the latest reports in any category on attractions. [December 9, 2001]
• The Muffler Man Tracking chart has been updated, including Big Friends and Big Johns. [July 15, 2001]
• Roger™ now accepts searches and tip submissions for Canadian provinces, instead of lumping everything under Canada. [June 12, 2001]
• Jack Kirby 1923-2001 - remembering a guy who could never pass up a photo op. [April 1, 2001]
• (1996-2001 Archive is Offline)