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Sunol, California - Bosco the Dog Mayor
We went just to have a beer from Bosco, and we talked to the bartender and a local. The mural in the bar is of the original donors who paid to rebuild the bar that burned down. Come to find out the local we were talking to was the owner of Bosco! A particularly quiet individual who isn't very outspoken about being the Mayor's owner. It was a great stop and the beer was pretty good for dog pee.
[R.F.F.R., 04/25/2019]- Address:
- 11925 Main St., Sunol, CA
- Directions:
- Main St. next to the post office and the town clock. Stuffed Bosco at Bosco's Bones & Brew Restaurant, 11922 Main Street.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Stilwell, Kansas - Highway Bear
The bear is newly restored, April 2019.
[Seth Golay, 04/25/2019]- Address:
- 18994 Lowell, Stilwell, KS
- Directions:
- Mile marker 133 off US Hwy 69, east side going north.
- Hours:
- Private property. Drive-by on Hwy 69
- Searchlight, Nevada - Tour a Gold Mine Still Gold-Lined
Lots of antique vehicles and interesting old buildings. Nothing like it around. It's just past the town of Nelson, and 39 miles from Searchlight. Everything says Searchlight because they deliver the mail. There's a carcass of a coyote and a cat by the door of the store.
[Bobbie Werly, 04/25/2019]Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours
- Address:
- 16880 NV-165, Searchlight, NV
- Directions:
- Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours. From US Hwy 93, exit on US Hwy 95 south toward Searchlight/Needles. Drive south ten miles. Turn left onto Hwy 165. Drive 13 miles to the mine. Look for what looks like an old Texaco station on your left. Roads are narrow and winding; keep to just under the speed limit. Full tank of gas a must.
- Hours:
- Daily tours at 9, 12, 2, by appt only. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 702-291-0026
- Admission:
- Adults $12.50
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Titusville, Florida - Kennedy Space Center
Always interesting.
[Lisa, 04/25/2019]- Address:
- Hwy 405, Titusville, FL
- Directions:
- I-95 exits 215 or 212. Take Hwys 50 or 407 east to Hwy 405. Take 405 east and follow the signs for Kennedy Space Center. The Visitor Complex is several miles within the Space Center, on the right.
- Hours:
- Daily 9 am - dusk. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 321-449-4444
- Admission:
- Adults $57.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Tupelo, Mississippi - Where Elvis Got His First Guitar
From Tupelo Hardware Take a walk around the nice downtown area, and there are good spots for a meal, too.
[Steve Cutright, 04/25/2019]Tupelo Hardware
- Address:
- 114 W. Main St., Tupelo, MS
- Directions:
- Tupelo Hardware. East side of downtown. US Hwy 45 to the E. Main St. exit, then west several blocks. North side, between Front and Spring Sts. Just west of the railroad tracks.
- Hours:
- M-F 7-5:30, Sa 7-noon (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 662-842-4637
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The Kennedy Space Center continues to facilitate launches, though these days it's more likely to be a SpaceX rocket with a commercial payload. Advance tickets for an event can get fans on the bus to bleacher seating within 3 and a half miles of the launch. The Center is currently making preparations for its 50th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 mission.