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- Cheshire, Massachusetts - Replica of the Mammoth Cheese
Full-size replica of a 1,235-pound wheel of cheese presented to President Thomas Jefferson in 1802. Unveiled in June 2021.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [05/23/2022]
Corbin, Kentucky - Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken
A working KFC inside Col. Sanders' first restaurant has a mini-museum with exhibits, relics, and restorations of 1940s-vintage rooms, including the kitchen where Kentucky Fried Chicken was invented. Remodeled and reopened April 2022. Photo-ops outside.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [05/22/2022]
Lookout Mountain, Georgia - Rock City Opens: May 21, 1932
In the depths of the Great Depression, Garnet Carter made a fortune pioneering one of the few businesses to prosper: miniature golf. His wife, Frieda, took some of his money and built an attraction on their property atop Georgia's Lookout Mountain: Rock City, which opened on May 21, 1932.
This natural showplace with its one-way Enchanted Flagstone Trail does have many immense and bizarre rocks, but its most memorable feature is at its end: Frieda's Fairyland Caverns, which abandon the real world and venture into their own wobbly realm of fluorescent fantasy. It remains the greatest black light showplace on earth - one of the original Seven Wonders of Roadside America - and is still just as weirdly alien as Frieda meant it to be all those years ago.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 05/22/2022]Rock City:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 1400 Patten Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA
- Directions:
- I-24 exits 178 (from the east) or 174 (from the west). Follow the signs for "Lookout Mountain" and "Rock City" and you'll eventually end up on Hwy 17/Tennessee Ave. Stay on Hwy 17 and, once you pass the entrance to The Incline, bear right onto Hwy 58/Ochs Hwy. This takes you up the mountain. At the top, turn left onto Mockingbird Lane/Pattern Rd to Rock City.
- Hours:
- Daily 8:30 am - 8 pm, closes earlier in the off-season. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 706-820-2531
- Admission:
- Adults $20.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
Quicksburg, Virginia - Shenandoah Caverns opens: May 21, 1922
Virginia's show caves have a long history of battling among themselves for the attention of traveling tourists. Luray Caverns has always been number one, but Shenandoah Caverns -- which opened on May 21, 1922 -- has sustained a long, good fight. It was the first Virginia cave with an elevator, and its "cave bacon" formation was such a worthy riposte to Luray's "fried eggs" that both appeared as photos in National Geographic.
But Shenandoah's most successful marketing ploy has been its cartoony "Come See, Follow Me" pixies, needle-nosed underground denizens with bells on their caps and boots. Irresistible ambassadors on billboards and brochures, they also appear in the caverns themselves, holding up signs that warn against bad cave behavior.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 05/22/2022]Shenandoah Caverns:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 261 Caverns Rd, Quicksburg, VA
- Directions:
- I-81 exit 269. Turn west and follow the signs one mile to Shenandoah Caverns.
- Hours:
- Summer tours daily 9-6, off-season 9-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 540-477-3115
- Admission:
- Adults $25.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Juliette, Georgia - Fried Green Tomatoes Movie Cafe
This was a wonderful stop and must-see for any [FGT] movie fan. The (pricey) food was really good, the stores were adorable, and it was a very nice place to eat and walk around. It gets busy, so it's best to go when they first open and then take your time walking through the quaint stores.
[Sarah, 05/22/2022]Fried Green Tomatoes Movie Cafe:- Address:
- 443 McCrackin St., Juliette, GA
- Directions:
- Whistle Stop Cafe. I-75 exit 186. Nine miles north on Juliette Rd., then right onto McCrackin St.
- Hours:
- Daily 10-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 478-992-8886
- Admission:
- Free
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