Quirky Travel Guy

14/10/2024

Believe it or not, there's still an American town without electricity! Welcome to Polebridge, Montana...

Polebridge, Montana is off the grid. No power lines, no cell service. The town is remote and scenic. Here's what you should know if you want to come visit!

13/10/2024

What's it like to visit a toxic ghost town? Take a peek inside Picher, Oklahoma...

Learn the history of Picher, Oklahoma, which was a typical town until it was became an abandoned ghost town full of toxic waste, due to lead poisoning.

01/10/2024

Visitors often leave cans of Campbell's soup and bottles of Coca-Cola at the grave of Andy Warhol, the legendary pop artist who made paintings of those items and other mundane products. Read more: https://quirkytravelguy.com/quirky-attraction-andy-warhols-grave/

25/09/2024

Here's a fun roadside attraction to add to your wishlist: An art installation consisting of stacks of giant, brightly-colored rocks just outside Las Vegas!

Seven Magic Mountains are those towers of colorful rocks in Las Vegas. From directions to cost to photo tips, here's what you need to know to plan a visit!

21/09/2024

Did you know the Ben & Jerry's factory in Vermont has a quirky shrine to all of its discontinued flavors, from Oatmeal Cookie Chunk to Mission to Marzipan? Read more about this unusual landmark!

Visit the company factory in Vermont to see the Ben & Jerry's flavor graveyard with headstones for all their discontinued flavors.

19/09/2024

The remote town of Chicken, Alaska (population 12) sits near the border of Yukon, Canada. The town got its name because its early residents didn’t know how to spell “Ptarmigan,” the most common bird in the area. Chicken has a restaurant, a saloon, a gift shop, a campground, and an outhouse. What a quirky place!

17/09/2024

Guadalupe National Park in Texas may be a desert environment now, but 260 millions of years ago, it was underwater! Visitors can find marine fossils in the rocks on the Permian Reef Trail, as well as unusual formations, like this natural staircase. The stairs almost look man-made, but they formed naturally over time. Today, hikers can climb the staircase on the Devil's Hall Trail. See more pics: https://quirkytravelguy.com/visiting-guadalupe-mountains-national-park/

Quirky Travel Guy has been covering fun & unique USA & worldwide destinations for 13 years. We love road trips, roadside attractions, and national parks!

10/09/2024

This modest yellow curb is the USA-Canada border separating Point Roberts, Washington and Delta, British Columbia. It's illegal to step over!

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09/07/2024

Route 50 in Nevada is called "the loneliest road in America." There are stretches of up to 88 miles without a single gas station or business. In some places, you can get out and walk around in the middle of the highway, with no fear that another car will come by.

08/07/2024

Learn all about the Midwestern town known for its population of white squirrels!

Olney, Illinois is a quirky small town known for its large population of albino white squirrels. I set out to find them and to see just how the town celebrates these white squirrel celebrities.

28/06/2024

Just returned from Yellowstone and updated our guide on where to see grizzly bears and other wildlife in the park. Save it if you plan to visit!

16/06/2024

If you've ever been curious about seeing polar bears in the wild, here's everything you need to know about visiting Churchill, Manitoba, Canada! https://quirkytravelguy.com/cheapest-way-see-polar-bears-churchill-budget/

Quirky Travel Guy has been covering fun & unique USA & worldwide destinations for 13 years. We love road trips, roadside attractions, and national parks!

15/06/2024

I've pretty much given up on Airbnb, due to their shady hidden fees and excessive checkout requirements. I'm back to hotels. How about you?

Airbnb is still allowing hosts to request extra fees after booking, by hiding them in the House Rules' section of listings, even though Airbnb policy prohibits this.

13/06/2024

One of the coolest plane views anywhere is seeing the Diamond Head volcano cone while flying into Oahu, Hawaii.

12/06/2024

Grand Teton National Park often gets overshadowed by nearby Yellowstone, but it's worth visiting for the scenery and wildlife! Here's a guide to spending one day in Grand Teton.

If you've only got one day in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, see our suggested list of activities, from Jenny Lake to Cascade Canyon.

10/06/2024

Did you know that the Ben & Jerry's factory in Vermont has a "flavor graveyard" of their discontinued flavors?

09/05/2024

Recognize this place? It's one of the coolest-looking bridges in the U.S.! Location in the comments.

01/05/2024

There's a real Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, Florida! Well, sort of. They call it Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth, and it has a natural spring you can drink from. But it's obviously not keeping anyone young. Or is it?

11/03/2024

In Boise, Idaho, you can find parts of the real Oregon Trail that still exist! The Kelton Ramp is a rocky path that Oregon Trail wagons used to get from the mountain down to the river in the 1860s. You can walk this trail today and follow in the footsteps of these pioneers. On the hillside above the ramp, you can even see faint wagon wheel ruts in the soil from the Oregon Trail days. It's wild to see that kind of history in person.

08/03/2024

Ultra-rare photo of Chicago's Cloud Gate Sculpture, aka "The Bean," with nobody around it.

01/03/2024

Travel trivia: At least 7 of the 63 official U.S. national parks have sand dunes. How many can you name?

27/02/2024

Congaree National Park getting creative with these speed limits :) Have you ever seen any odd speed limit signs?

24/02/2024

And the least-visited national park in America is...? The NPS just released its latest attendance numbers. Can you guess which of the 63 national parks had the fewest visitors last year?

22/02/2024

Standing at the Rio Grande in the canyon between Mexico and the USA. Big Bend National Park, Texas.

21/09/2023

Believe it or not, there's a museum dedicated to the kazoo! So of course I had to visit... https://quirkytravelguy.com/kazoo-museum-beaufort-south-carolina/