Roadside attractions are the perfect way to break up a road trip and if you ask my family, it’s even better if that attraction turns out to be somewhere you can eat too. Today I’m sharing about my experience visiting the very first Kentucky Fried Chicken store, the Harland Sanders Café and Museum, located in…
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Dolly Parton Statue in Sevierville Tennessee
The Dolly Parton statue in Sevierville Tennessee should be on your must-see list of roadside attractions. Located in the heart of historic downtown Sevierville, this popular attraction draws visitors from all over the country. This post was first published January 14, 2011 and updated on April 17, 2017. The Dolly Parton statue in Sevierville Tennessee…
The World’s Largest Paint Can in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Visible from I-81 in Pennsylvania between Shippensburg and Chambersburg is the world’s largest paint can. This 1000-gallon can of Benjamin Moore paint stands about 35 feet tall. You can catch a glimpse of it as you drive past or pull off the highway onto Exit 24 for a closer look. The World’s Largest Paint Can Roadside Attraction…
Giant Quarter Roadside Attraction in Pennsylvania
Do you ever go on a road trip and find something really cool, only to research it later and realize that though it was a great stop, it could have been even MORE INCREDIBLE had you known what was nearby? Yep. So have I. And today I’m going to share one of those occasions with you. My husband and…
A Stop at the Giant Cross in Orlando
I love roadside attractions and if you travel with my family, you can bet that I will find at least one roadside attraction in route to, while visiting, or leaving our destination. A couple years ago, I planned a trip to Florida in December and found a number of roadside attractions to visit. We spent…
The Giant Coffee Pot of Bedford, Pennsylvania
The Giant Coffee Pot of Bedford located on historic Route 30 in Pennsylvania is the kind of roadside attraction that gets me excited for a road trip. The Giant Coffee Pot of Bedford This unique building, built somewhere between 1925-1927 depending on which resource you’re reading, originally served as a lunch counter attached to a…
Photos of the Controversial Gravesite of Johnny Appleseed
The gravesite of Johnny Appleseed is listed as a roadside attraction on the Roadside America website, but that’s not the reason I sought out this site. Read more below. Johnny Appleseed was born John Chapman in Massachusetts. He has been the center of tall tales for generations. We’ve been told that he wandered throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania,…
The World’s Largest Gavel
If you’re a fan of roadside attractions and fun, quirky stops, you must add the World’s Largest Gavel to your list of things to see and do in Columbus, Ohio. Built in 2008, this large stainless steel sculpture claims to be the World’s Largest Gavel and so far, no one disputes it. In fact, I…
