About RoadsideAmerica.com
RoadsideAmerica.com is a caramel-coated-nutbag-full of odd and hilarious travel destinations -- over 8,000 places -- ready for exploration.
Since our first book, Roadside America, introduced readers to the world of offbeat tourist attractions, we (authors and road trip know-it-alls Doug Kirby, Ken Smith, Mike Wilkins) haven't slowed down. In fact, we're speeding up! Or maybe it's just a bad optical illusion...
Planning Your Own Road TripsSite visitors often tell us our write-ups help them plan their own trips. We provide directions to attractions and even maps when available; otherwise, just drive to the town and ask a local. It's more fun that way. We list some attraction hours and admission prices, but be wary -- these change frequently at many offbeat places. Hours are sometimes a crap shoot. Graveyards are open all the time; but lone fanatical collectors may be off digging up petrified leeches, or getting their medication when you arrive. You take your chances. Call ahead if you're going way out of your way. |
After a series of Hypertours in the early 1990s, the Internet found us (or vice versa). In 1994, we guided AOL and Hotwired users on the web's first real-time, coast-to-coast "virtual vacation" -- a Hypertour from California to New York.
We launched RoadsideAmerica.com in 1996. Here's a 10 Year March of History.
Navigating the Web Site
Designed with exploration in mind, attractions can be approached from several directions.
Places to Go
The Map is linked to 50 state hubs and interactives maps. There are also treasures waiting to be disinterred in the Pet Cemetery, our video vault, global attractions and the Hall of Immortals.
Blogged and Topical!
Trunkations, the RoadsideAmerica.com blog, is where you'll find our latest rants and ruminations, links to our latest stories, road trips and recommendations. It incorporates Tourism News as we interpret it from news wires, press releases, and our own paranoid fact-gathering and interviews.
Sight of the Week is a special featured attraction, new each week!
Unverified and new leads are in Latest Tips and Muffler Men Sightings.
NewsletterStay informed on the world of bizarre tourist attractions by subscribing to our newsletter, Sightings. It's easy, free, and you can press the eject button at any time. Sightings
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Search
To aid your research and travel planning, use Roger™, the search engine-like field at the top of each page. Find thousands of great visitor tips and photos submitted to our Feed the Tree section. Try out Roger! When he craps out, you can still use Google to search the site.
Maps
You can instantly find oddball landmarks on our interactive maps. Combining Google Maps with our collection of attraction coordinates, it's easier than ever to plan a day trip, or find everything near a particular city or in a state. Attraction Maps
Send Your Tips
Send us your tips and directions for new sights, and updates on the classic attractions. Our Feed the Tree section includes several thousand leads from observant travelers all over the USA! And they all know it's important to be brief and to stick to the facts!