The Tin Man of Goshen and the Three Sisters Garden
On the way up to Vermont this weekend, we stopped off to visit the Tin Man of Goshen, Massachusetts and to check out the Three Sisters Garden right next door.
Category: Roadside Americana
NJ Muffler Man: 2 Halfwits = 1 Wholewit?
Photographs from visiting two of New Jersey’s Halfwit Muffler Men. Winslow and Seaside Heights New Jersey.
Jersey City Muffler Man – Fuggedaboudit
Anyone that has ever seen the Sopranos opening credits will recognize this Bunyan style Muffler Man who stands underneath the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City, NJ.
Uniroyal Gal Awesomeness: Nitro Girl!
Sure New Jersey smells a little funny sometimes but don’t let that stop you from exploring it’s Americana riches. Behold the kick-ass awesomeness that is Nitro Girl.
New York Boy Scout Bunyan – Muffler Man
Boy Scout Bunyan Interestingly enough, this Bunyan Muffler Man has stood just a stones throw from my hometown for years though I’ve never had the chance to see him.
Mufflerman 2.0: Insulating Foam Roadside Sculpture
Roadside sculpture made out of what appears to be insulating foam, holding a muffler.
Sights from the Road: God Bless the Kooks
Can you imagine just how boring this world would be if it weren’t for the kooks? Thank sweet baby Jebus for those offbeat weirdos who build junk towers, drive furry cars, decorate the lawns of their million dollar properties with dinosaurs.
Sights from the Road: The Bakersfield Indian Muffler Man
Found in Bakersfield California, this Indian-style Muffler Man stands tall and proud.
Caption Me: Bunyan’s Boot at the Trees of Mystery, Klamath California
Photograph of fuzzygalore looking up at Paul Bunyan’s boot at the Trees of Mystery in Klamath California.
Sights from the Road: The BFI – Big Freeport Indian
The Big Freeport Indian stands along the side of the road near Freeport Maine.
Visting the DeLorme Map Store in Yarmouth Maine
Right outside of Freeport in Yarmouth, Maine is the DeLorme map store. If you’ve travelled I-95 north through Maine, no doubt you’ve seen the giant globe named Eartha in it’s glass house too. We’ve driven past it for years now but time always has a way of getting away from us so we’ve never stopped in. As luck would have it yesterday, we weren’t in any kind of hurry to get anywhere and had no real timetable other than making sure we got to the last ferry across the sound, so we took the opportunity to finally go in.
ROADSIDE KITSCH: Muffler Man – West Virginia
Out in the wilds of Unger, WV stands a man. A Muffler Man. I finally had my opportunity to visit the Farnham Collossi on the way down to West Virginia this past weekend. He...
Walter’s Hotdog Stand
Along Palmer Avenue in Mamaroneck, NY sits a pagoda that has been servin’ up split hotdogs since 1928. Walter’s Hotdogs has been in business since 1919, so they must be doing something right. We...
Signs, Signs…
‘You know, lotsa people stop to take pictures of that sign.’ ‘It really is a lovely, old sign.’ ‘Yea, I guess it is. Thank you.’ No, no, ma’am. Thank you for holding on to...
Sights from the Road: New F’n Yawk Staw
Sights from the Road: The New York Store. What do you think they sell in the New York Store?
Gnome on the Grange: World’s Largest Garden Gnome
While traveling along Route 209 in Kerhonksen, New York – be sure to stop in and visit the World’s Largest Garden Gnome at Kelder’s Farm!
The Magic Bus
This is precisely why I just carry my camera everywhere I go. You never know what wonderful and ridiculous thing will be coming your way. We were on our way to get a slice...
Wednesday Wanderings
Sometimes when you’re in the clutches of that mental state that lives in the fog between sleep and wakefulness, anything seems reasonable. I’m finishing up my month long break in between my old shitty...
Postcard: Riverhead, New York – Start Your Engines
Post card from the Riverhead Raceway Indian Muffler Man – Riverhead, NY.
