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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Stuffed Locally Famous Fire Horses
Very nicely put together fire museum. Plenty of vintage fire trucks and apparatus on display. It also contains the second largest collection of firehouse patches, with upwards of 7,000 to see.
[Luv2RV, 05/18/2022]Stuffed Locally Famous Fire Horses:- Address:
- 2716 NE 50th St., Oklahoma City, OK
- Directions:
- Northeast edge of the city. I-35 exit 132 onto 50th St., then west one block to the Firefighters Museum.
- Hours:
- Daily 10 am - 4:30 pm. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 405-424-3440
Poplar Branch, North Carolina - Digger's Dungeon - Home of Grave Digger
Pretty cool. Worth stopping for a picture with Gravedigger!
[Joe Beck, 05/18/2022]Digger's Dungeon - Home of Grave Digger:- Address:
- 5650 Caratoke Hwy, Poplar Branch, NC
- Directions:
- US Highway 158.
- Phone:
- 252-453-4121
- Admission:
- Free to look. Truck rides $10.
- Boulder, Montana - Radon Health Mines
Seems like all or most of the vintage signs have been taken down.
[Denton, 05/18/2022]Radon Health Mines:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 149 Depot Hill Rd, Boulder, MT
- Directions:
- Sunshine Health Mine (406-225-3670): I-15 exit 160 then a half-mile up Galena gulch Free Enterprise Health Mine (406-225-3383): I-15 exit 164, turn west at 2nd St. Drive two miles to the top of the hill, follow Free Enterprise signs.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Lubbock, Texas - Prairie Dog Town
These guys are so cute! Best stop in Lubbock. Bring carrots!
[Kokomo36, 05/18/2022]Prairie Dog Town:- Address:
- Skyline Dr., Lubbock, TX
- Directions:
- I-27 exit 4. Drive north on the frontage road (Amarillo Rd), then turn right onto Municipal Drive, then right again on Canyon Drive into Mackenzie Park. Take the first left onto Skyline Drive, and Prairie Dog Town will come up on the right.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Bonne Terre, Missouri - Bonne Terre Mine: Billion Gallon Lake
Interesting to be right below the New Madrid fault. The boat ride was interesting too. Part of the movie The Abyss was filmed here.
[Kelly, 05/18/2022]Bonne Terre Mine: Billion Gallon Lake:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 185 Park Ave., Bonne Terre, MO
- Directions:
- U.S. Hwy 67 exit at Bonne Terre. Drive west on Hwy 47/Benham St. for one mile. Bear left at the lead miner statue, then turn left at the Bonne Terre Mine sign into the parking lot.
- Hours:
- Summer daily 9-5, fewer days and hours off-season (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 573-358-2148
- Admission:
- Adults $27 walking and boat tour
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Most were painted wood when we first saw them en route to the various mines in the 1990s -- disappointing if they weren't repaired and maintained!