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Long before Henry Ford built his first car,
America already had turnpikes. They were wagon roads with toll booths. The toll collector
usually lived right there in the toll booth, and when the toll was paid, he'd swing away
the arm which blocked the turnpike. And way back then, some people disliked turnpikes. And
so the word "shunpike" was added to the dictionary.
Shun-pike \n (1853): a side road used to avoid the toll, speed, and traffic of a
turnpike.
Shun-pik-ing: avoiding the superhighways, seeking out the scenic route instead.
You don't have to drive an RV to enjoy America's backroads - but it doesn't hurt! Whether
you drive a motorcycle, a sports car, a minivan, or an RV, where will you choose to drive
it? You might seek out some scenic highways, or historical sites, or make plans to visit
small town festivals. Here are some ideas:
Legends of America. Travel, history, Old West, Route 66, ghost towns, treasure
tales, and more. Webmaster Kathy Weiser has gathered historic photos, old postcards,
plus her own photos from her travels, into a fun and informative site. Check out her
mile-by-mile description along Route 66. The information could easily fill several
books, but it's all here for free.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/
National Scenic Byways Program. All-American Roads, and National Scenic Byways. Highly
recommended!
http://www.byways.org
Society for Commercial Archiology. Established in 1977, the SCA is the oldest
national
organization devoted to the buildings, artifacts, structures, signs, and symbols of the
20th-century commercial landscape.
http://www.sca-roadside.org
American Journeys features
over 2,000 pages of free RV travel information covering the subjects RVers want to
know--by state and city. Locate campgrounds, food, shopping, local attractions, special
events.
American Automobile Association. (AAA) auto club. A membership is a valuable resource for
RVers. Members can receive trip routing, free campground directories and tour books, and
RV towing with AAA Plus RV.
http://www.aaa.com
Index of chambers of commerce in the USA and Canada
Chambers
of Commerce listing
Download visitor guides for 50 states. Find both state and local Chambers of
Commerce, Convention Centers, Visitor Bureaus and Tourist Boards in the United States.
http://www.2chambers.com/
Canada Tourism, official site of Canadian Tourism Commission
http://www.canadatourism.com/shortcuts.cfm
Tourism-Canada. Links to every province and territory.
http://www.tourism-canada.com/
Mexico - On The Road In - provides a comprehensive Mexico travel guide for travel by RV,
car, camp, and drive throughout the Baja, Pacific, Gulf Coast, and Yucatan Mexico.
Free access to over 400 RV/trailer parks, camping sites, and many of the country's finest
golf courses and hotels. Interactive maps. Great site.
http://www.ontheroadin.com/
Festivals.com - search the database for great events. Search by state or by date. Food and
music festivals, art festivals, county fairs, sporting events.
http://www.festivals.com/
Minor Trips - plan a trip to visit all the minor-league baseball clubs nationwide.
http://www.minortrips.com/
The Lincoln Highway Association. History of Americas first transcontinental highway.
Maps, place names, history, comparison with the more famous Route 66. This site is
historically accurate, and beautifully done. Highly recommended
http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/
Lincoln Highway Association - Iowa Chapter. The Iowa portion of the historic highway.
http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/iowa/
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. This site will help you appreciate the 150-mile section
of this historic road, as it passes through Pennsylvania, where the governor has named it
the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor.
http://lhhc.org/
Road Map Collectors of America. Over 300 collectors in
North America & Great Britain. Buy, sell, trade road maps
http://www.roadmaps.org/
Two-Lane Roads - A nostalgic backroads adventure.
Editor/publisher Loren Eyrich (also the author of this website) drove the backroads east
of the Rockies from 1991-2001 in his Condo-On-Wheels. (Id like to
tell you its wonderful, but I might be a tad biased. :-)
http://www.two-lane.com
Out West - The Newspaper that roams. Editor/publisher Chuck Woodbury traveled
the byways of Americas western states from 1987-2000, in a motorhome which doubled
as his publishing office and darkroom. Selected articles online.
http://www.outwestnewspaper.com
Gypsy Journal newspaper. On the backroads with full-time RVing couple. Read sample
articles online, or subscribe to the printed copy. Six issues per year.
http://www.gypsyjournal.net./
Ohio Diners, a list of all the historic steel diners in Ohio.
http://www.oh-diners.com/
Salute to steel diners in America, from Two-Lane Roads magazine.
http://www.two-lane.com/diners.html
Drive-In movie theaters. The colorful history of
drive-in movies, and where to find the few that remain in 45 states and abroad.
http://www.driveinmovie.com/
Roadside America. From the folks who brought us the famous books Roadside America and More
Roadside America. Check here to find goofy and offbeat attractions along our nations
highways.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/
Eccentric America offers a provocative look at hundreds of festivals and events,
attractions, museums and collections, tours, shopping, restaurants, hotels, and eccentric
environments. Celebrate events like Mike the Headless Chicken Days, SPAMarama<r>,
and the Redneck Games. Find out where - and why - to buy powdered iguana foot.
Visit the future birthplace of Captain Kirk. Gawk at the Museum of Questionable
Medical Devices, the Insectarium, and the Elvis Is Alive Museum. Laugh at
competitions such as mashed potato wrestling, fruitcake tossing and outhouse races
See a real life Mother Goose and her diaper wearing ducks. Meet a man who¹s
built a mountain out of paint and another who drives a van with 1700 cameras glued to it.
http://www.eccentricamerica.com/
National Historic Route 66 Federation. The nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving
Route 66 across the country. Take the off ramp into a bygone era. Discover the 2,400 miles
of Route 66 and see how America traveled in the 1920s-60s. Visit the wonderful
old trading posts, gas stations, motels, tourist traps, diners and villages along the
scenic Mother Road
http://www.national66.com/
Route 66 Association of New Mexico. The official site. Maps of Route 66 through New
Mexico, suggested tours, info on the club.
http://www.rt66nm.org/
US Highways - From US 1 to US 830. An excellent historical resource, dedicated to the
preservation and celebration of the US numbered highway system, past and present. Every US
highway, where it begins and ends, and number of miles between.
http://www.us-highways.com/
History of Stuckey's chain.
http://www.stuckeys.com/history.php
See Rock City barns - story from Two-Lane Roads magazine
http://www.two-lane.com/seerock.html
Burma-Shave signs - quick history from Two-Lane Roads magazine.
http://www.two-lane.com/burmashave.html
Large Canadian Roadside Attractions - Photos of huge statues, from animals like Clem T.
GoFur and Jerry the Moose; to the world's largest lobster - to the world's largest
bathtub.
http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/
Cracker Barrel Restaurants - Books on audio tape rental program. Heres how it works:
Click
here
America, Coast to Coast, One Mile Per Photo. Matt Frondorf
drove from Times Square to the Golden Gate, and stops every mile to snap a photo. Scroll
down and click on APicture Viewer@ to see all 3,304 photos.
Click here
Live webcams. Want to see a live shot of Old Faithful, or Times Square? Find hundreds
here, indexed by state. Click here
Traveling USA - need help planning a trip by air, by train, or by car? This site links to
thousands of worldwide travel sites.
http://www.travelingusa.com/
On The Road in Mexico - A Comprehensive Guide To RVing and RV Sites in Mexico
http://www.ontheroadin.com/
All above links checked 12/29/2008
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