Category: (ODD)yssey

You know Sweetums and I love to explore ruins (although we are always safe and never trespass). When we came across the interesting remains of an old stone building in Park City, Kentucky, we stopped to take photos. It turns out we had stumbled upon some of the most famous ruins in Kentucky: the stone… Continue reading The story behind the abandoned ruins of Bell’s Tavern

Why is it that any tourist town in the mountains or near caverns offers the same souvenirs and attractions? You have gem mining sites, plenty of colorful minerals or “geodes,” kitschy things made of the colorful stones, an animatronic gold prospector, wood carvings in all shapes and sizes, shops named for “Hillbilly something-or-other,” and kitschy… Continue reading Check out Big Mike’s Magical Mystery Tour from our KY trip

On our honeymoon in October 2016, Sweetums and I drove along Route 66, mostly through Missouri. We thought we’d make it farther but there was so much to see that we couldn’t drive many miles each day. I was interested in ghost towns, and there are many along the route that were abandoned when the… Continue reading Inside Stony Dell, abandoned 1930s resort visited by Mae West

This is HI-larry-ous, y'all. Sometimes when I come across weirdness in my daily searches, I just have to share. And don't worry, this is completely suitable for work. I was looking for public domain photos and came across what passed for a "dirty magazine" in 1903 -- filled with photos of women wearing pants. The magazine… Continue reading Too funny: When pics of women in pants passed for ‘dirty’ magazine

Have you ever been to Bowman, Ga.? It’s possible you have and just didn’t know it. Bowman is a tiny whistle-stop town that was built in 1906 along the Elberton Air Line Railroad, on which the passenger train the Silver Comet once traveled. It has about 820 residents and is home to the Famous Little… Continue reading The battle for the world’s tiniest police station