In 2018 I will feature a random (yet alphabetical) selection of photos I have taken from my nearly 20 years of back roads travel in the United States and Canada. I may even throw in a few random shots from other trips to Japan, Mexico and the Philippines. My theme is called America’s Back Roads: A Grab Bag of Places in Pictures.
Cyclisk – Santa Rosa, California


Charles Nagreen Statue – Seymour, Wisconsin

Sam & Eulalia Frantz “Field of Corn”- Dublin, Ohio


CastlePost Castle – Versailles, Kentucky

Coal Mine Canyon – near Tuba City, Arizona


Chunky, Mississippi

Chelsea Teddy Bear Company – Chelsea, Michigan

A Christmas Story House – Cleveland, Ohio

Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo, Texas
One of America’s most famous roadside attractions


Christman Studio & Sculpture Park – St. Louis, Missouri

Chocolate Hills – Bohol, Philippines


Craters of the Moon National Monument – near Arco, Idaho


Camp Disappointment – near Browning, Montana

Cathedral Rock – Sedona, Arizona

The Chocolate Chicken – Egg Harbor, Wisconsin

Colter Bay Lodge – Grand Teton National Park

Coffee Pot Water Tower – Nebraska City, Nebraska

Chain Saw Totem Pole Forest – near Medford, Wisconsin

Cattle Egret – Angleton, Texas

Commerce, Oklahoma
Another classic Route 66 town

Catfish Capitals of the World – Paris, Tennessee & Floodwood, Minnesota


Crystal Wendy’s Hamburger – Dublin, Ohio

Carhenge – Alliance, Nebraska
Another of America’s premiere roadside attractions


Creeper Trail Cafe – Taylors Valley, Virginia

Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Claims to be America’s most haunted hotel. We stayed there one night and saw an apparition in our room!!

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum – Hamilton, Ontario

Corn Palace – Mitchell, South Dakota
Another of America’s most famous roadside attractions. They change the designs every year.

Bridges of Madison County – Winterset, Iowa

Cut and Shoot, Texas


Cows with Sunglasses – Russellville, Kentucky & Normal, Illinois


Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole, Wyoming


Capulin Volcano National Monument – Capulin, New Mexico

Cozy Drive In – Springfield, Illinois
Another Route 66 icon – home of the corn dog

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Chinook, Montana


Cool, Texas


Cathedral Falls – Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

World’s Largest Can Pile – Casselton, North Dakota
No longer around, but wanted to include this classic roadside attraction


Carlos Bake Shop – Hoboken, New Jersey
Home of TV Show “Cake Boss”

National Corvette Museum – Bowling Green, Kentucky

Coot Statue – Ashby, Minnesota

Clayton Dinosaur Trackway – Clayton, New Mexico


Circus Workers’ Cemetery – Hugo, Oklahoma

Church of Uncertain – Uncertain, Texas

If you like what you see, you may want to check out my book: Less Beaten Paths of America: Unique Town Names, available on Amazon. My second book, Less Beaten Paths of America: Quirky and Offbeat Roadside Attractions, will be available in late April or early May 2018. Click on the photo below for more details or to get a copy of the book.

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