On a traditional 70 acre farm in Marlboro, NY, the stone wall fences are a century old and the barns are more than 200 years old. Meet Howard Quimby, the 86 year-old farmer who keeps on farming and proving that life never gets old…
We were greeted at our first stop on Route 66 by the roar of a French biker gang rolling through the forgotten town… Roy’s Motel and Café first opened in Amboy, California in 1938 as a gas and service station along the legendary main street of America, U.S. Highway 66. In the 1940s, Roy Crowl expanded the business to include a café,…
Palm Springs was nice. But we were looking for something a little grittier… Sixty miles from the fresh golf courses and glitzy hotels, there is a forgotten place. Roads lead to nowhere, signs point to nothingness and the houses are home to no one. Welcome to the Salton Sea… You may recall I’ve written about…
1. This Library Cake Made by Kathy Knaus, found on My Modern Met 2. The Amazon Security Checkpoint Yup, it’s an open cardboard box. Found on Reddit. 3. The Faulty Towers Lego Set One skilled Lego fan/builder made a faithful recreation of the hotel reception from the classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. Nathan…
We made it out of Death Valley. We drove through miles of Mars-like landscape in hairdryer heat (113 F) on seemingly endless roads. The valley’s one mad-made attraction, a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival villa called Scotty’s Castle, hidden in an isolated desert oasis, was inexplicably closed. Low on gas after taking the lengthy detour to…
1. This Mini More micro cars found on Dark Roasted Blend 2. Tiny Vinyl Record Postage Stamps that were Playable, 1970s Known as the “first talking stamps” in 1972, these tiny vinyl postage stamps from Bhutan were totally playable and when the needle was put on the record stamp you heard Bhutan’s national…
Femme Fatales and Devious Divas were the ruling forces of Sydney’s underbelly during the 1920’s. These convicted ladies knew how to get into trouble in the most fashionable ways possible. Posing for their mug shots, they came dressed to the nines in furs, pearls, stylish hats and sassy drop-waist frocks. Even if they were being…
Having a Mig-life crisis?! You’re in luck because a two seater supersonic Mig-21 runs only about $70,000 on the internet these days…. That’s right, just like a used car, you can buy your very own Soviet military aircraft, a staple of the Russian and Soviet air forces, sold to militaries within its communist sphere of influence including China, North Korea, and North Vietnam and…
1. This Bed & Breakfast in Texas Eve’s Garden Organic Bed and Breakfast: A restful retreat in the 430 person town Marathon, TX. The entire rainbow abode is made from recycled materials, including scrapped paper sourced from businesses in nearby towns. The family who owns it builds the structure themselves, and are constantly incorporating on fun new…
Deep in Nebraska, there’s a one-woman town called Monowi, the only officially incorporated municipality in the United States with a population of just one. Upon approaching Monowi, a green road sign stands at the town limits, proudly displaying its number of resident(s). Meet Elsie Eiler, who you can usually find busying herself in the town’s bar. When…
