Category: (ODD)yssey

South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is a quaint little town of fewer than 3,000 residents that sits just across the border from Bridgeport, Alabama. It has a picturesque downtown, the site of the annual National Cornbread Festival, which is held each year on the last weekend in April. On a visit to the small town a couple… Continue reading Quaint town of S. Pittsburg, TN, was site of deadly 1927 Christmas shootout

I recently came across an interesting roadside attraction that I was surprised I didn’t know about: the Katrina Trees along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. These “survivors” of the devastation now draw tourists to the area and help support local businesses. But before telling you about them, here’s my backstory: About two or three weeks… Continue reading Katrina Trees, Gulf Coast roadside attraction, recall our tour of the devastation

You know how Sweetums and I love Really Big Things. We stop every time we see one on the roadside and take photos. You can see them here. For our honeymoon in October 2016, we decided to drive along Route 66, beginning at the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle in Collinsville, Illinois. I thought I’d share… Continue reading Our honeymoon destination, World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, has its own fan club

Sweetums and I have toured three abandoned asylums (actually, Bryce is no longer abandoned and is being renovated) and I have driven through the grounds of a fourth. While it’s true they are creepy, they also have amazing histories. When “insane asylums” were first built, most operated with the theory that the mentally ill needed… Continue reading These photos of nation’s 2nd oldest asylum, now abandoned, will haunt you

A new follower on my Facebook page, Kelly Kazek’s Weird South, told me the most amazing news over the weekend. There exists in this world such a thing as …. wait for it … the World’s Largest Grit! Here I’ve been, lackadaisically wandering through life without this knowledge. When I think of the precious brain… Continue reading How did I NOT know about this artist and the World’s Largest Grit??!