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Roadside America was an indoor miniature village and railway covering 8,000 square feet (740 m 2). Created by Laurence Gieringer in 1935, it was first displayed to the public in his Hamburg, Pennsylvania, home. The miniature village's popularity increased after stories were published about it in local newspapers, which prompted Gieringer to ...
Arthur Treacher's fish and chips, one location remains [1]; Aunt Jemima's Kitchen; Big Daddy's Restaurants; Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill; Bill Knapp's; Blue Boar Cafeterias; Boston Sea Party
A roadside attraction is a feature along the side of a road meant to attract tourists. In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere, rather than being a destination. In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere, rather than being a destination.
Roadside America was founded in the mid-1990s and covers more than 15,000 places in the United States and Canada. Its web page features maps covered in distinctive red push pins. The Roadside ...
Many of the oldest roadside attractions still can be visited today. When travel by car became more affordable for many Americans in the 1920s and 30s, road trips were invented!
America is full of noteworthy roadside restaurants, places that showcase some of the most memorable and unique regional cuisines the country has to offer. No promises that the menu items are all ...
Magic Harbor lighthouse sign, Surfside Beach, South Carolina – from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972–2008) Magic Harbor was an amusement park located south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that operated from 1954 until the mid-1990s. Originally called PirateLand, it was renamed for its 1975 re-opening with a revamped ...
Douglas John Kirby is the co-author of the Roadside America series of travel books, [1] and its associated website. [2] The series has been reviewed by The Village Voice and Car and Driver, and was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Kirby appears in the documentary In a Nutshell: A Portrait of Elizabeth Tashjian. He graduated from Rowan ...