Roadtrips
Posted by Siddeley on April 27, 2009
One of the things I enjoy the most about car trips is experiencing all of the neighborhoods and town and watching things subtly change the further I get from my house. I always pick up an “off the beaten path” book and try to plan the drive around a hidden restaurant, specialty shop or unusual sight. The trip may take a little bit longer but the memories seem more complete and if you are in a hurry flying is probably the way to go anyway.Â
There is a great website for picking out things to do and see called Roadside America. Since our drives will take us in all directions I thought I would just point out a few things on the website that I think are cool. They do have an easy search by State or Town or Attraction and it is fun to see what is out there!
Close by my house, or on my way out of town, is Foamhenge - a scaled down replica of Stonehenge made from styrofoam.    It is, the creator points out, the only American Stonehenge that really is an exact replica of the time-worn original. “I went to great pains to shape each ’stone’ to its original shape” The day that we stopped by there was another family visiting and their kids were having a blast running in and out of the “stones”.  Nice way to stretch your legs on a long trip.
I can’t wait to try this one out! The Kansas Underground Salt Museum. A tour here is like a drive inside a parking garage — except that it’s 67 miles long and sealed inside of a 400-foot-thick block of salt. Â
The tour guide explaines that “The biggest fear that people have is coming down here in the first place.” We understand why. The elevator ride down is a pitch-black descent, clanging, banging, and rattling inside a bare metal box that sounds as if it’s being whacked with a sledgehammer. Get that adrenilan going!
