Directory of Roadside Attractions Resources

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Pictures and descriptions of wonderful creations you can see while traveling along side of the road. Could include larger than life objects, weird and wacky homes, structures made from glass bottles and other discarded items, castles and sanctuaries build by folk artists.

Resources in This Category

• Concrete Park Folk Art Sculptures

  http://webpages.charter.net/dnance/concpark/concpark-abt.htm
  Photographs and information about a collection of concrete and glass folk art sculptures made by Fred Smith, a lumberjack and tavern operator in Wisconsin.

• Dinsmoor, S. P.

  http://www.missioncreep.com/tilt/dinsmoor.html
  Story of S. P. Dinsmoor and his Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas, by Bill Amundson.

• Rock on the Road

  http://bwackcat.tripod.com/
  A small collection of photos of signs seen on rural road trips. This vernacular signage is a form of folk art.

• UCM Museum

  http://www.ucmmuseum.com/
  Features a vintage service station, a 90-year-old Louisiana Creole cottage, an exhibition hall of memorabilia, and the much photographed House of Shards.

 

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