Plymouth Rock, one of the oldest tourist attractions in the US, is just that – a rock. Said to be where the Pilgrims first set foot in the New World, Plymouth is more of an ideal than an actual physical place, mostly because we aren’t 100% sure of...
My mom moved to North Carolina a few years ago, and during my drive down to Ocean Isle Beach for vacation I decided to visit her. Right on the side of the road just a few miles from her house, I found this. It’s just sitting in front...
I had been meaning to get to this one for a number of years, but it was usually out of the way. Since we were touring a mansion in Newport, I finally had a chance to get to the “Viking Tower” in Touro Park. Nobody seems to be...
A desert in Maine is just about as out of place as a palace in West Virginia. The Desert of Maine technically isn’t a true desert; it’s made up of glacial silt rather than sand. The silt was deposited here during the last Ice Age, and over the...
Normally, I don’t bother with big roadside things. Coming from South Jersey, I’ve seen plenty of them and never saw the big deal. I mean, I had a dinosaur down the road while I was growing up; the only reason he (she?) is on the site is because...
This can be found where Routes 5 & 35 meet in Lynchville. A semi-famous place in the state of Maine, the sign has been appearing on postcards and has been a family photo op for decades. The places listed on the sign are actually nearby (for the most...
Interesting bit of Revolution history here that I never saw in any text book. And, just like the Matlack Grave, it’s wedged in between 2 houses. Too bad there’s grating over the rock; from what I hear, it’s there to stop people from chipping away at it. On...
