Welcome to Roadside Wonderland

Let’s start at the very beginning, it’s a very good place to start.   If you’re going to wind from Chicago to LA, getting your kicks on...

Not too far from the Old Joliet Prison, former home of incarcerated Joliet Jake of Blues Brothers fame, you’ll find a giant mural...

We weren't there to pick up Joliet Jake, nor were we on a mission from God, but still, we were most excited to see the Old Joliet Prison...

Glorious neon sign, glorious vintage dining room, glorious chicken.   The Dell Rhea Chicken Basket is an OG Route 66 roadside stop,...

Yes, he is holding a giant chicken wing …. yes, he is also holding a bottle of hot sauce … yes, he’s smoking a cigar…. yes, he has a...

Stop the car!! - giant neon hot dog alert!!   Hot dog king Bill Henry took the plunge from mobile hot dog wagon to drive-in restaurant in...

Come for the neon sign … stay for the giant pretzel.   The Berghoff German restaurant is an incredible 125+ years old, opening in Chicago...

Shaw's Oyster Bar, and it’s more high falutin’ adjacent crab house, is a Chicago Institution. It’s been around since the early 1980’s,...

The Copper Room, circa 1957 is located a little off the beaten track adjacent to the Yucca Valley private airport. With its circular bar...

There is something about the home made feel of a vintage Mini Golf course that we just can’t get enough of - and Castle Park has FOUR of...

So many of our favorite roadside attractions hail from an era long gone. What a treat to find a brand-new giant-sized light up ball of...

Strictly by appointment only, Grant Philipo’s Las Vegas Showgirl Museum is a must see.   Housed in a dusty mansion in the back blocks of...

Adorable retro sign alert!   Dave’s Flower Box serves up 1970’s adorable on a bed of brightly colored crazy daisies. The roadside sign,...

When it comes to the city of Anaheim, everything seems to have a sprinkling of pixie dust floating from the city's most famous resident,...

One of the most adorable and quirky things in all of LA is the bright orange 118-year-old funicular that takes passengers on a short ride...