A Grab Bag from America’s Back Roads – The X Things #AtoZChallenge

04May 2018 by David Kravetz

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.

Since there are so few places or sites that begin with X, I am throwing a few eXtra items into the miX.

TeXas Signs

Big Texan Steak House – home of the FREE 72 OZ Steak (if you can eat it all) – Amarillo, Texas

Xenia, Ohio

Julianne and David at Xenia Station on the Little Miami Scenic Trail

McColly Covered Bridge built in 1876 near Xenia, OH

Little MeXico – Omaha, Nebraska

Giant Wall Mural in Little Mexico district of Omaha

Colorful Buildings in Little Mexico district of Omaha make you feel like you are in Mexico

TeXan Motel – Raton, New MeXico

I know. I know. Used this one in an earlier post…but hey…it has an X in it!

El FeniX Restaurant – Dallas, TeXas

TeXas Wildflowers

Gulf of MeXico – Galveston, TeXas

Brown pelicans fly in synchronized formation over the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston, TX

Sumoflam with the Disaster Memorial in Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico in the background

Surrey riding along the beach of the Gulf of Mexico

Hard Rock Cafe – Cozumel, MeXico

Apparently the world’s smallest Hard Rock Cafe in Cozumel, Mexico

TeXarkana, Arkansas and TeXarkana, TeXas

TaXi Dogs – Pike Place Market – Seattle, Washington

A unique Hot Dog Eatery in Seattle’s Pike Place Market

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.