Roadside Attractions

One takeaway from our 3500-mile fantastic voyage is that folx across the country love - LOVE - to build random animals and creatures to attract our attention, and maybe even get us to drop in and pick up whatever it is they're selling. This is a carefully curated selection of roadside randomals we got to meet in our travels this summer.

Enjoy!

Although the International Mermaid Museum isn't on the water, it IS at a winery (Westport, WA)

Who's dog is this? Why are they here? We need answers! (Burlington, WA)

This is Wilbur - yes, that Wilbur. Thankfully we didn't meet an XL Charlotte (Wilbur, WA)


Dr. Smith has big feelings about geese (Wilbur, WA).

Aight, so boom

Pretty sure Chef Louie is serving beef (Mitchell, SD)

Best Mascot Name Ever nominee: Cornelius (Corn Palace)

Not a wildfire in sight! (Hill City, SD)

At the Old Faithful visitor's center: not pictured - the actual bear we saw there!

Prairie dog tourist trap outside Badlands NP: Dr. Smith has thoughts (video below)

So. Many. Unanswered. Questions. (Somewhere, SD)

Exactly as advertised: Jolly. Green. Giant. (Blue Earth, MN)

We had to end on a classy note! Riverside garden in LaCrosse, WI.

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