The Other Things Solomon’s Castle, a palace hidden in a Florida swamp 30 Apr 201714 May 2017 ONA, Fla. There are roadside attractions that are centres of power, author Neil Gaiman says. His book American Gods takes us to a few of them, and we’ve visited some…
Spring break Mermaids and chemical warfare at Yeehaw Junction 24 Apr 201730 Apr 2017 YEEHAW JUNCTION, Fla. It was hot as steam pipes outside the car and though we'd just stopped for a pee break, the building-cum-roadside-attraction was so cool I was wandering around taking…
Summer The black angel and wild rumpus of Iowa City 25 Jul 201322 Aug 2013 IOWA CITY, Iowa – “We're off to have a wild rumpus!” declared one of the Aunties. “Would you like to join us?” We were in the cemetery to see the…
Summer Road Trip 2013: Roadside preparedness 13 Jul 201322 Aug 2013 Road Trip 2013—Erie, Chicago, Colorado Springs, San Jose, Portland—starts in six days. I am prepared, if preparation means thinking about what I might throw in my backpack and when I'm…
Summer In which we are nearly led astray by buzzards 14 Aug 201214 Aug 2012 CLERMONT & ONA, Fla. – Of all our planned roadside attractions, the monster-truck eco-tour was the one I was most looking forward to: a 45-minute tour of a cattle and…
Summer Classic cars, brights lights and Scripture 11 Sep 201021 Jul 2012 PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – I whine and moan about places like Virginia Beach and Ocean City because I believe if you’re going to walk on the tacky side, you should…
