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Weird, wonderful, quirky and over-sized roadside attractions found on my journeys.

(ODD)yssey

Graves of the gypsy queen and king: Road trip recap

Kelly Kazek

From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. He had to go to Fort Worth on business and, because I needed to take photos for my upcoming guide to oddities in the South, we made it into a road… Continue reading Graves of the gypsy queen and king: Road trip recap

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Six days, 12 towns, 21 astonishing stops … one heck of an ODDyssey

Kelly Kazek

Wow, y'all. Sweetums and I, with 15-year-old "Groover" in tow, just got back from one of our best trips ever. He had to go to Fort Worth, Texas, on business and, because I needed to take photos for my upcoming guide to oddities in the South, we made it into a road trip. Some of… Continue reading Six days, 12 towns, 21 astonishing stops … one heck of an ODDyssey

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A visit to beautiful Hogeye, Kentucky

Kelly Kazek

I love old barns but in particular those painted with advertisements or messages. Maybe it’s because See Rock City barns are so picturesque. Whatever the reason, Sweetums and I always stop to take a photo when we see one. We’ve taken photos of See Rick City barns, Visit Sequoyah Caverns in Alabama (now closed) and… Continue reading A visit to beautiful Hogeye, Kentucky

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The cemetery run by the University of the South is a beautiful and fascinating place

Kelly Kazek

Did you know many colleges and universities operate their own cemeteries as places for faculty and staff and their families to be interred? Until last year, I had no idea. It appears as if many of the oldest university-run cemeteries are in the northeast, which makes sense, but the one we stumbled upon was at… Continue reading The cemetery run by the University of the South is a beautiful and fascinating place

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The Futuro house, giant roller skate and beach ball in Pensacola

Kelly Kazek

Last weekend, Sweetums and I went to Orange Beach, Ala., where I was speaking at the Alabama Press Association Convention. It was the first time we’d been to the beach together, since most of our trips involve traveling to World’s Largest Things and ghost towns and such. When we left Sunday morning, the GPS routed… Continue reading The Futuro house, giant roller skate and beach ball in Pensacola