Driving and Dining

Driving and Dining was nominated to participate in the TripBase 7 links meme. A big thank you to Traci over at Go Big or Go Home for the nomination! Here are 7 links to previous posts here at drivinganddining.com – a sort of ‘best of’ list that is a great way for new visitors to [...]

Giant Apple, Oranges, and Strawberries What is it about fruit that inspires people to make gigantic versions? Sure, at its core this type of attraction is smart marketing- but it is also valuable as folk art. The decision to build a giant-sized replica of fruit is much bolder than painting a billboard, and I personally [...]

Roll Out The Barrel Root Beer barrel, that is! One of my favorite childhood memories is buying an ice cold root beer from a concession stand. They pulled it from a large wooden barrel with a tap in the side and it was the best root beer I’ve ever tasted and the perfect way to [...]

Well, today is Mother’s day and moms all over the country have enjoyed a lovingly made breakfast in bed, or a delicious Mother’s Day brunch. Churches and restaurants are giving out flowers to visiting moms and special outings and dinners have been planned. Mother’s Day always falls on a Sunday, and it’s the perfect day [...]

Roadside Wigwams and Teepees On a theme today, we look at wigwam and teepee tourist attractions along Route 66. Wigwam Motels Wigwam Motel, Holbrook Arizona 811 W Hopi Drive Have You Slept in a Wigwam Lately? Actually, it seemed like no one had slept at the Wigwam Motel in Arizona in quite some time when [...]

What is a Roadside Attraction? A roadside attraction is a “feature along the side of a road, that is frequently advertised with billboards to attract tourists. In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere else, rather than being a final or primary destination in and of themselves” (wikipedia). Mainly they [...]

Devil’s Rope Barbed wire, also called ‘devil’s rope’ “forever altered the development of the American West” (wikipedia). History Joseph Glidden was one of the original inventors and was awarded the patent after a legal battle. When he died he was one of the richest men in the US. I didn’t know anything about the history [...]