2026 Road Trip Bucket List Across America
Follow our 2026 road trip bucket list featuring 12 quirky attractions across 10 states, from giant popcorn to Popeye statues to everything weird in between
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Nights of Lights St Augustine | 32nd Year Guide & Tips
There are holiday light displays, and then there’s Nights of Lights St Augustine—a tradition so iconic it consistently lands on “Best Christmas Lights in America” lists year after year. And having lived in St. Augustine for 15 years, I can tell you it absolutely deserves the hype. This past January, we made it back to…
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Mr. Peanut Fort Smith Arkansas | Planters Landmark
Updated: December 9, 2025 Sometimes the best roadside discoveries happen when you’re not even looking for them—you just follow your curiosity and see where it leads. That’s exactly how we discovered the Mr. Peanut statue in Fort Smith, Arkansas—standing proudly on Planters Road. This particular adventure was part of what we call our Mystery GPS…
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World’s Largest Christmas Pickle
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…
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🌱 Gee Farms Michigan: A Harvest Host Adventure
The Day We Adopted Potatoes Instead of Plants We are morning travelers, but we woke up to icy dew. So we slowed our morning down to allow for the sun to do its thing. We were heading out to Gee Farms Michigan, and were excited about houseplants. Our ragdoll decided he was going to try…
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Johnson’s Pumpkin Farm: Corn Maze, Hay Sculptures & Fall Fun in Michigan
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,…
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Holly Michigan Water Towers
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…
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Fantastic Caverns | Tour of Missouri’s Underground Wonder
America’s Only Ride-Through Cave Fantastic Caverns Springfield Missouri is located at 4872 North Farm Road 125. If October demands something underground and slightly unsettling, this cave delivers without the drama. Missouri’s only ride-through cave lets you descend into the dark without slipping on damp stone or pretending to enjoy spelunking. You stay seated. You stay…
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Ghosts & Gravestones Tour: A Chilly Night of Laughs and Frights in St. Augustine
The Ghosts and Gravestones tour St Augustine promised laughs, frights, and a creepy trolley ride through the city’s haunted landmarks. Our Take: The Good, The Bad, The Not-So-Scary Bus Rating: 🚌 🚌 🚌 🚌 /5 We gave it four full buses. Not because it was scary—no ghosts, no orbs, not even a flickering light. But…
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Authentic Bus Life: Our Relaunch Story
A year ago we thought we were living our dream. Turns out we were still living everyone else’s version of it. The People-Pleasing Trap We were giving people arrival dates like we owed them a schedule. Rushing from spot to spot to hit timelines we didn’t set. When Zach didn’t feel up to driving the…
