Archive for March, 2009

Silly America Pit Stop – March 30, 2009

Posted by Val on March 30th, 2009 at 9:49 am | Permalink | No Comments » |

2009 Hot Dog Eating qualifier schedule has been announced! (I am so planning a road trip…or 13!)

Psycho Donuts serves up demented pastries in California (although some of the donuts look like direct copies of the ones from Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, no?

Pink Elephant in Tennessee may say goodbye.

Nebraska electric chair “Old Sparky” may be turned into a roadside attraction.

Miniatur Wunderland — the world’s biggest model train set — becomes a popular tourist attraction in Germany.

Esquire showcases the 59 best places for breakfast in America.

Travel Channel launches The Travel Bug Treatment Center. Take a quiz and find out what kind of traveler you are and where you should go next!

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Silly America Pit Stop – March 23, 2009

Posted by Val on March 23rd, 2009 at 9:26 am | Permalink | No Comments » |

Louisiana Truck Stop allowed to keep its tiger, with some conditions.

Route 66 Hall of Fame adds 68-year-old wishing well to collection.

Arkansas to get a Rock ‘N Roll Highway.

Lonely Planet introduces a US Trips Series. Win prizes and download free itineraries!

Telegraph features strange signs from around the world.

The Kitchn Guide to a Chicago-style hot dog.

Suggestions on how to make the Sears Tower green include converting the top into the Spindle.

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Silly America Pit Stop – March 16, 2009

Posted by Val on March 16th, 2009 at 11:29 pm | Permalink | 1 Comment » |

Starting today we’re welcoming a new feature here on Silly America — Pit Stop. This is a chance for me to take a break from my normal postings and feature news about roadside attractions, odd events, crazy happenings, and silly things from the U.S.A. and around the world!

Here are this week’s Pit Stop features:

A Colonel Sanders statue was pulled from river in Japan after 24 years

The World’s Biggest Birthday Barbie Cake was unveiled in Australia

A fire guts Totonno’s, the legendary Coney Island pizzeria

Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti wins a the Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm corned beef on rye, eating championship by downing 16 3/4 sandwiches in 10 minutes

Alliance proposes establishing Route 66 national monument

And I can’t help but share this amazing map I came across today by illustrator Linzie Hunter…

Linzie Hunter roadside attractions map