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Columbia, South Carolina - World's Largest Fire Hydrant
Almost 40 feet tall and weighing over 300 tons, this tilted-by-design sculpture does not provide a single drop to fight fires. But it's the largest of three contenders for the biggest fire hydrant title.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [12/05/2021]
Antonito, Colorado - Indiana Jones House: Bed and Breakfast
We didn't get to go in, but it's so close to the highway, I'd say this should be seen and is a quick photo op for any Spielberg fan.
[Angie, 12/02/2021]Indiana Jones House: Bed and Breakfast:- Address:
- 502 Front St., Antonito, CO
- Directions:
- South side of town, just east of the train tracks, on the northeast corner of Front St. and E. 5th Ave.
- Hours:
- Free to look at the outside. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 719-376-2278
San Francisco, California - Madame Tussaud's 260th Birthday
Madame Tussaud was born 260 years ago in France. She became famous for making wax copies of the heads chopped off during the French Revolution, then displaying them in her London museum. Today, Madame Tussaud's franchise wax museums (such as this one in San Francisco) often feature a scene of her at work in her studio with her heads, pioneering the vital role that wax museums play in society. They tell us who are the truly important people, the ones so famous that we pay to pose with their likenesses (although it's unlikely that wax Madame Tussaud herself attracts much celebrity attention).
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 12/01/2021]Madame Tussauds:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 145 Jefferson St., San Francisco, CA
- Directions:
- In the Fisherman's Wharf tourist district. South side of Jefferson St. midway between Taylor and Mason Sts.
- Hours:
- Su-Th 11-7, F-Sa 11-9 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 415-757-2720
- Admission:
- Admission
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Weston, Massachusetts - Tower Remembering Massachusetts Vikings
This tower is pretty close to the highway, so it's a quick stop if you're in the area. The idea that a local chemistry professor felt the need to build this tower in 1889 -- to honor the theory that the Vikings inhabited the area for 300 years after building a nearby city in 1000 AD -- is kinda curious. The tower door was open when I stopped by. It's a dark and relatively safe climb to the top. Nice views.
[MaryJo, 11/30/2021]Tower Marks Town of Massachusetts Vikings:- Address:
- Norumbega Rd, Weston, MA
- Directions:
- Massachusetts Viking Tower. I-95 exit 23,24,25. Follow signs for Hwy 30 west toward Wayland. Once on Hwy 30, make a quick right onto River Rd. Drive almost a mile, back over the interstate, then turn right onto Norumbega Rd. The tower will be on the left.
- Angier, North Carolina - School Bell Collection
I called the first number on the sign next to the bells, and woman who answered said that she didn't have much to do with the collection any more. She said it was okay to go and look, but the museum is hardly ever open.
[Crystal, 11/30/2021]Backyard School Bell Collection:- Address:
- 3317 Old Fairground Rd, Angier, NC
- Directions:
- I-40 exit 319. Drive west on Hwy 210 for two miles. Turn left (south) onto Rt 1309/Old Fairground Rd. In a short while you will see a small brick house on the left with a little duck pond out back. The bells and scaffolding dwarf the house....
- Hours:
- By appt. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 919-639-2707
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The Coats Museum -- Robert Coats collected the bells -- is run by a Board of Trustees. Visitors should call before visiting to arrange for someone to let them into the building.