Roadside Wonderland

Roadside Wonderland Kitsch roadside attractions, vintage bars, diners and kooky museums of America, seen through the eyes of two Australian expats.

We brake for plaster dinosaurs and giant muffler men.

You can still see the old gas station and gas pumps from the street, but sadly Henry's Rabbit Ranch is now closed to the...
07/28/2026

You can still see the old gas station and gas pumps from the street, but sadly Henry's Rabbit Ranch is now closed to the public ... so you'll just have to imagine the smell of 50 pet bunnies

We visited the circa 1926 Soulsby Gas station in Mount Olive Illinois - adorable
07/27/2026

We visited the circa 1926 Soulsby Gas station in Mount Olive Illinois - adorable

We visited the circa 1959 Saga Motor Hotel. Read all about it at roadsidewonderland.com
07/27/2026

We visited the circa 1959 Saga Motor Hotel. Read all about it at roadsidewonderland.com

We visited The Ariston Cafe - the oldest on Route 66
07/27/2026

We visited The Ariston Cafe - the oldest on Route 66

We brake for neon!
07/24/2026

We brake for neon!

We visited the last remaining drive in movie theatre along route 66, the Litchfield Sky View Drive in
07/23/2026

We visited the last remaining drive in movie theatre along route 66, the Litchfield Sky View Drive in

We visited the Sugar Creek covered Bridge, one of only 5 or 6 covered bridges that still remain across America. The perf...
07/22/2026

We visited the Sugar Creek covered Bridge, one of only 5 or 6 covered bridges that still remain across America. The perfect picnic spot just off old Route 66 in Illinois

We visited the Motorhead Museum - Is that the world's first mirror ball???
07/21/2026

We visited the Motorhead Museum - Is that the world's first mirror ball???

We visited the Cozy Dog Drive-In. Anyone care for a we**ie?
07/21/2026

We visited the Cozy Dog Drive-In. Anyone care for a we**ie?

We visited The Lauterbach Giant, a Paul Bunyon style muffler man. He's missing his traditional axe, but on special occas...
07/20/2026

We visited The Lauterbach Giant, a Paul Bunyon style muffler man. He's missing his traditional axe, but on special occasions he holds an American flag instead.

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