Muffler Man – Jersey City, NJ
The last time that I visited the Jersey City, NJ muffler man was way back in the summer of 2008. Since that time Wilson’s Carpet has closed and the building is now home to...
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The last time that I visited the Jersey City, NJ muffler man was way back in the summer of 2008. Since that time Wilson’s Carpet has closed and the building is now home to...
Arizona is home to a handful of muffler men. This one, called Big John, is found in the town of Prescott. When I visited him in the fall of ’23 he was in really...
After a long day of riding I pulled in to the little town of Vega, Texas. It was a sleepy place with a steady blowing wind and not a whole lot going on within...
Now, I know that spiders aren’t everyone’s favorite critter, but you have to admit that this 17-foot metal beast is pretty awesome. There are lights lining it’s eight spindly legs. Utah license plates cover...
While standing in a gas station, I picked the town of Clayton as a place to stop for the night while looking at my phone. My town choice criteria mostly centered around: what was...
There were many times when road tripping through the southwest that I tried to find the balance between knowing too much and knowing too little about a place I’d be passing through. On one...
The American Southwest is home to many a giant fiberglass rooster. It’s not entirely unexpected when as I’ve posited before that these feathered beasts are clearly amassing a Giant Chicken Army. This handsome gent...
There is something that just strikes me funny about being labeled as the world’s second largest watermelon slice. That’s the fate of this big guy that sits behind the John Wesley Powell River History...
Since I don’t really actively participate in social media anymore, it feels pretty good to allow myself to just share simple snapshots like I used to on say, Instagram, here on the ole blog....
If I’m not mistaken, the carpet vikings get called muffler men but since they don’t share the same mold they’re really like siblings or maybe cousins. For what it’s worth I still refer to...
If you are traveling along Route 6 in Pennsylvania, you will encounter a giant gas pump in the town of Sylvania. Obviously it isn’t a working pump and serves more as an eye-catcher. If...
What is a Whispering Giant? The Whispering Giants are a collection of sculptures created by artist Peter Wolf Toth. Toth, who was born in Hungary, began his mission to create a statue honoring indigenous...
While visiting Ohio in the fall of ’22, I stopped to see the double Futuro UFO House in the town of Carlisle. To the best of my knowledge, which isn’t much, this is the...
Well? Now you know. Bigfoot has some junk in the trunk. He got them Applebottom jeans, the boots with the furrrrrr… To be honest, I’m not sure why wondering about the goings on of...
The Shell Oil Spectacular Sign in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a Moderne vintage signage dream. Erected in 1933, this beloved sign has been blazing for a incredible 90 years! In 1994, the sign found its...
This happy halfwit Mortimer Snerd style Muffler Man and his super-cute giraffe friend can be found standing outside of Arnold’s Family Fun Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Is it just me or does this muffler...
As I stood looking at the Cincinnati Toy Heritage mural, a sing-songy flow of words stumbled drunkenly out through the creaking saloon doors of my memory dedicated to the 1980’s. “I’m the Peculiar Purple...
The Coffee Pot or sometimes referred to as the Koontz Coffee Pot after it’s 1927 builder, is roadside American royalty. Calling Bedford, Pennsylvania home, the Lincoln Highway giant is a whimsical treasure. It handily...
Looking for some place to road trip to? Why not pick a place that combines two magical options – ice cream and a muffler man? Say hello to Chip, the ice cream scoop wielding...
Zipping along on I-40 East, I saw the white geodesic ball of Area 66 come into view. “What the…?” escaped my lips as it drew closer. There was nothing that would have stopped me...