Updated: October 3, 2026 We didn’t call them GPS Mystery Tours yet. Apparently, that didn’t stop me from doing one. I had somewhere in Fort Smith I wanted to take Zach, but I wasn’t telling him where. I gave him turn-by-turn directions and let him drive. No destination. No context. Just trust me and turn…
The World’s Largest Christmas Pickle Gets a Second Chance (And a Surprise Bonus!) Remember back in 2022 when we told you about the World’s Largest Christmas Pickle? Well, buckle up, because we’re going back—and this time, the story gets even better. The Backstory: Nobody Knew About The Pickle Picture It: Fort Smith, 2022 – Zach…
Where the Hot Cocoa Rating System Was Born We rolled up to Johnson’s Pumpkin Farm around 3pm on one of those perfect overcast fall days where the sky is doing that moody gray thing and everything feels very atmospheric. The map at the entrance showed us everything this place had to offer—corn maze, soybean maze,…
Three Historic Landmarks & A Breakfast Adventure The Holly Michigan water towers aren’t your typical roadside attraction—this small town has THREE distinct historic water towers, each with its own character. We headed into Holly early on a crisp fall morning with one mission: photograph all three. We expected fog, quiet streets, and maybe a few…
🗿 Sculpture Hunt in the Chill — Columbia SC Public Art at Its Most Unexpected February’s forecast? Cold hands, warm hearts, and roadside art that made us pull over with zero hesitation. Our Columbia SC public art stroll served dinosaurs with emotional boundaries, clangy sculptures that hit Zachary’s sweet spot, and murals designed to make…
Things to Do in Ames Iowa: Giant Gnomes, Metal Art & Unexpected Stops We were on our way to Minnesota for Unicon21 and decided to make a stop in Ames, Iowa. Usually, we keep stops like this pretty brief. Grab food, stretch legs, maybe find one weird thing and move on. Ames did not cooperate….
Visit Reiman Gardens in Ames, Iowa, home of Elwood, the World’s Largest Concrete Gnome, plus tropical butterflies, playhouse gardens, and peaceful plant‑filled paths
We went to Springfield, Missouri for one reason: to see the giant Kraft noodle. That’s it. That was the whole plan. What we didn’t know until we were already leaving town was that underneath that noodle — and underneath a good chunk of Springfield — sits one of the strangest storage facilities in America: Springfield…
Angus Barn Kicking Booth 📍 Angus Barn Steakhouse, 9401 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh, NC 27617 Right off Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh—where filet mignon meets roadside folklore—there sits a steakhouse with a surprise tucked behind the trees. The Angus Barn is legendary for its prime rib, its wine cellar, and its unapologetic Southern flair. But if you’ve…
Big Stuff Everywhere—And We Mean Everywhere! What South of the Border road trip would be complete without a stop at South of the Border? 😂 If you’ve ever driven down I-95, you’ve seen the billboards. Lots of billboards. It’s like Pedro himself is personally guiding you to one of America’s quirkiest roadside attractions—a place where…
