view gallery |  Urge - Robot Mimics You - San Francisco, CA
in Roadside Attractions Urge to Stand is an interactive sculpture at the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, California. posted by: DougK location: California date approved: 2/3/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Statue of Stevie Ray Vaughan - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions "Stevie" Ray Vaughan was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Stevie moved to Austin when he was 17 and frequently played at Austin music venues. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/2/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Taco Maria Statue - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions Maria's Taco Xpress is a cantina and taco shop in south Austin. A large statue of Maria beckons passers-by to come visit. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Costumed Zebra - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions Lucy in Disguise With Diamonds is a costume rental store in the South Congress District of Austin, Texas. On the rooftop is a zebra wearing an elaborate costume dress and a fruit basket hat. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Metal Longhorn Sculpture - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions This mixed metal sculpture os a Texas longhorn stands in the private yard of a south Austin ranch. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Big Chicken - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions This big chicken can be found in the front yard of a home a home on West Gibson Street in Austin Texas. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  World's Largest Urban Bat Colony - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions The Congress Avenue Bridge is a major tourist attraction in the summer time. People come to watch the bats take flight at sunset, creating what looks like a large smoke stream as they emerge and fly away to feed. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  World's Largest Longhorn - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions The fiberglass bull is 17 feet long, stands 12 feet high and has a horn spread of 9 feet. "Bevo" is the mascot of the University of Texas at Austin. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Giant Olmec Head Replica - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions This stone head is a full-scale stone reproduction of Olmec Colossal Head No. 1, found in Veracruz, Mexico. It was sculpted from stone by artist Ignacio Pérez Solano. It is believed to depict an unknown Olmec ruler. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Treaty Oak - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions The Treaty Oak, a once-majestic Southern live oak, is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa Tribes. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Giant Fork with Attachments - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions THe Hyde Park Bar and Grill uses a fork as a giant sign post out front. The tines of the fork are updated periodically with different art pieces. In 2012 they celebrated their 30th anniversary with the current "30" art piece. posted by: DougK location: Tennessee date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Giant Spider - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions This giant spider sculpture is titled Arachnophilla and was created by artist, Dixie Friend Gay. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Museum of the Weird - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions Lucky Lizards Curios & Gifts is also known as the Museum of the Weird. In addition to the novelty items sold at the gift store, there is a "museum" of weird items in the back. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 2/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tecumseh - Vincennes, IN
in Roadside Attractions This is #74 in Peter "Wolf" Toth's Whispering Giant Series. It is made of Black Oak and is a monument to Chief Tecumseh. posted by: onfire4jesus location: Indiana date approved: 1/30/2013 last visited: 1/25/2013 |
view gallery |  Buckhorn Exchange - Denver, CO
in Roadside Attractions The Buckhorn Exchange is Denver's oldest restaurant serving game meat and 'Rocky Mountain Oysters' daily with a 575 collection of taxidermy mounts looking on! posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 1/30/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Western Historic Radio Museum - Virginia City, NV, USA
in Roadside Attractions If radios are your passion, especially vintage radios, you must plan on visiting the Radio Museum, located in the Parish House at 109 South “F” Street, in Virginia City, Nevada. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Nevada date approved: 1/25/2013 last visited: 11/11/2011 |
view gallery |  Rock Igloo Prayer House - Calera, AL
in Roadside Attractions This stone igloo with the granite sign "House of Prayer" is located near Calera, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 1/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Larger-Than-Life Willie Nelson - Austin, TX
in Roadside Attractions Country music legend Willie Nelson helped unveil this staue of himself at 4:20PM on April 20. posted by: DougK location: Texas date approved: 1/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Batman Cave - Hollywood, CA
in Roadside Attractions This is the original bat cave that was used in the 1960's movies and T.V. shows. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 1/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Goddard Park-Polaris Missle - Auburn, MA
in Roadside Attractions Goddard Memorial Park is located on Southbridge Street near the intersection with Auburn Street in Auburn, MA posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Downtown Slave Auction Block - Fredericksburg, VA
in Roadside Attractions Sandstone block was used for helping people mounted their horses - and for auctioning slaves. posted by: vhasler location: Virginia date approved: 1/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tiny Church - Wytheville, VA
in Roadside Attractions Small 12'x16' white church is fully functional, if a pastor wants to speak to a "crowd" of six. posted by: vhasler location: Virginia date approved: 1/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Cannonball in a Church Wall - Greeneville, TN
in Roadside Attractions From the US Civil War... church shot on Sept. 4th, 1864. posted by: vhasler location: Tennessee date approved: 1/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Miracle Mineral Water - New Market, TN
in Roadside Attractions Houston's Mineral Water is clean, cool well water - maybe with miraculous properties. posted by: vhasler location: Tennessee date approved: 1/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Dinosaur Caves Park - Pismo Beach, CA
in Roadside Attractions A cool park in Pismo Beach. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 1/13/2013 last visited: never |
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