Welcome to Uranus (Missouri) – Really?

Adventure, Back Roads, Backroads Discoveries, Car Art, Cross Country Road Trips, Dinosaurs, Eateries, Family Travel, Missouri, Offbeat Places, Place Names, Quirky Things, Roadside Attractions, Roadsigns, Route 66, Selfies, Tourist Traps, Town Names, Travel with grandchildren, Unexpected Discoveries, Unique Eatery, Unique Places
[caption id="attachment_21013" align="alignleft" width="240"] One of the Uranus Billboards along Interstate 44[/caption] In late July and early August 2018 I had been on the road traveling with my granddaughter for nearly two weeks and we finally made our way to US Route 66 in Oklahoma and Missouri. On our last night on the road, we spent the night in Springfield, Missouri. As we departed down Interstate 44, one of the first things I saw was a sign telling us to visit Uranus at exit 163! REALLY? In all my years of traveling, I had never heard of this place. As we headed east we continued to see signs...you know, the "Tourist Trap" type of signs that try to draw you in. [caption id="attachment_20958" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Thanks for Picking Uranus[/caption] [caption…
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The Shack Burger Resort in Cypress, Texas

Backroads Discoveries, Burger Joints, Car Art, Cross Country Road Trips, Eateries, Graffiti Walls, Murals, Roadside Attractions, Selfies, Street Art, Texas, Travel with grandchildren, Unexpected Discoveries, Unique Eatery, Unique Places, Wall Art, Yard Art
[caption id="attachment_17411" align="alignleft" width="174"] The Shack Burger Resort in Cypress, TX[/caption] I occasionally write about unique eateries that I come across in my travels.  In the past I have written about Hillbilly Hot Dogs in Lesage, WV (see link), Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR (see link), Lambert's Cafe - the Home of Throwed Rolls in Sykston, MO (see link), the Wigwam in Ravenna, KY (see link), Fat Smitty's Burgers in Port Townsend, WA (see link) and dozens of other unique places.  Last week (Feb.  8, 2017) we were introduced to another fabulous place called The Shack Burger Resort in Cypress, TX.  Much like Fat Smitty's in Washington or Hillbilly Hot Dogs in West Virginia, this is a quirky themed eatery (or in this case, a resort...). [caption id="attachment_17419" align="aligncenter" width="474"]…
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The 2016 A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal #atozchallenge

A to Z Challenge, Alberta, Backroads Discoveries, Cross Country Road Trips, Family Travel, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Town Names
Participating in the 2016 A to Z Challenge! Beginning this year, I will participate in the exciting Blogging from A to Z Challenge which has been going on since 2010.  The challenge has each blogger select a theme and then do a post thematically from A to Z during each day of April , except Sunday. My blog is number 1337 out of 1670 participating blogs. What is the April A to Z Blog Challenge? Every April, bloggers from all over the world participate in the April A to Z blog challenge, and you can too! To play along, all you do is make a blog post for each letter of the alphabet during April, then use the blog hop linky to visit as many other bloggers as you can. This is…
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