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Alamogordo, New Mexico - World's Largest Pistachio
30 feet high, this otherworldly monolith rises from the Chihuahuan Desert. Take a jitney tour of a pistachio ranch, buy a World's Largest Pistachio bobblehead.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [02/28/2021]
Bethel, New York - Woodstock Festival Monument
The Woodstock Festival monument is well taken care of. It's even accessible with snow on the ground. We don't often get a winter view of Yasgur's Farm.
[Annie, 02/27/2021]Woodstock Festival Monument:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 236 Hurd Rd, Bethel, NY
- Directions:
- On Hwy 17B, north side, five miles east of Fosterdale, or ten miles west of Hwy 17 exit 104. Turn north onto Hurd Rd for one mile. Turn right onto W. Shore Rd. You'll see the small parking lot for the monument immediately on the right.
Hammond, Indiana - Pole Licker Statue: A Christmas Story
Cute. Clean bathrooms. Gift shop was nice, too.
[Meghan, 02/27/2021]Pole Licker Statue: A Christmas Story:- Address:
- 7770 Corinne Drive, Hammond, IN
- Directions:
- I-80/94 exit 3 (Kennedy Ave.). Drive south and make an immediate right onto Corinne Drive. The statue is in front of the Indiana Welcome Center; Flick is stuck to the pole flying the American flag.
- Hours:
- Statue is outside; Welcome Center is open daily 8-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 219-989-7979
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Valatie, New York - Mountain Man - Woodsman
A mountain man at at a campground in Valatie along Rt. 9N. May be an ex-Muffler Man.
[Mark Axen, 02/27/2021]Bunyan Muffler Man:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 1265 Lake Ave., Lake Vanare, NY
- Directions:
- Mountain Air Campground. I-87 exit 21. Hwy 9N south, five miles, west side of the road, at the entrance to the Mountain Air Campground, up in the trees.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Tucson, Arizona - Pancho Villa Statue
Nice downtown park.
[Rob Lively, 02/27/2021]The statue of Pancho Villa -- who invaded the USA and killed Americans in 1916 -- has been a controversial presence in Tucson ever since it was donated by Mexico's President in 1981. Its official title, "In Friendship," seems a bit snarky.
Pancho Villa, U.S. Invader:- Address:
- S. Church Ave., Tucson, AZ
- Directions:
- Downtown. In a little park on the southbound side of S. Church Ave. between W. Congress St. and W. Broadway Blvd. The stepped skyscraper on the opposite side of S. Church Ave. provides a visual landmark.
- Admission:
- Free
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A forest outlier near Lake George, the old Swiss Trail Muffler Man Bunyan tactfully hides his arm wound.