Right At The Light

Right At The Light

Living Large While Living Tiny wooden sign

This Is Our Home on Wheels

We live in a converted school bus, chasing roadside attractions and tiny towns across America—with lots of pets along for the ride.

  • Big Orange School bus parked in scenic location

If you spotted our bus on the road and wondered who we were—welcome. This site documents roadside attractions, weird American travel, real-life bus living, and how we plan everything!

What You’ll Find Here

Resources for Travelers

Practical advice for living and traveling on wheels—mobile internet, shower solutions, gear that actually works, and lessons learned the hard way.

Roadside Attractions: Been There / Might Go There

Giant roadside attractions, tiny towns, museums dedicated to extremely specific things—some we’ve stopped for, some still on the list.

Pet Travel

Traveling with anxious animals, planning stops around paws and whiskers, and figuring out what actually keeps everyone calm-ish on the road.

Featured Collections

The Postcard Time Machine

Recreating vintage postcards from the exact same locations decades later—showing how America’s roadside attractions have changed (or stayed the same).

See the Postcards we have recreated→

CopyCaturday – Our Spin

Monthly copycat recipes from restaurant favorites and cookbooks—making homemade versions of iconic dishes and desserts.

Explore Copycaturday Recipes →

What We’re Working On

Reality TV Locations

Restaurants and filming locations from reality TV shows—yes, we actually go to them and update their status.

Explore Reality TV Stops →

Weird Town Names & Local Sweets

Oddly-named towns worth visiting for their name alone—and the local bakeries that made the detour worth it.

See the Weird Towns →

Recent Posts

Nancy and Zach sitting at LOVE sculpture during non-romantic date

12 Non-Romantic Date Ideas That Actually Work

Look, I love Zach. But if he ever shows up with a dozen roses and a candlelit dinner, I'm checking ...
Side-by-side comparison of the Chief Bemidji Statue in Bemidji, Minnesota: a 1962 postcard on the left and a 2024 photograph on the right, showing over sixty years of the statue’s history

Vintage Postcard Recreation: Chief Bemidji Then & Now

The Postcard Time Machine Project Begins So here's how this whole vintage postcard recreation project started. In July 2024, Zach ...
Vintage arcade games including Pac-Man, NBA Jam, and Galaga at Flashback Pizza & Milkshakes in Rogers, Arkansas

Flashback Pizza and Milkshakes: Bucket List Item #1 in Rogers, Arkansas

We're '80s kids. So when Flashback Pizza and Milkshakes in Rogers, Arkansas popped up in our feed, it hit every ...

Meet the People Behind the Madness

Nancy and Zach with mariachi cutouts

We’re Nancy and Zach—living in a converted school bus with our pets and a habit of stopping for weird stuff.

More About Us

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