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Rare Visions

One of the first apps I got for my iPhone was "The Best Road Trip Ever". It is created in conjunction with the PBS show Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations. We love that show, and we love this app! We already went and saw these kinds of things, now we will go see MORE!

So, on Sunday, we visited several iconic pieces of American history. The above photo is the Davis Memorial. In a nutshell, a man who was very wealthy and did not get along with his wife's family, created an insanely eccentric memorial to her. It was built for $200,000 during the depression. It was very interesting.

We also saw a backwards headstone. The family poured the headstone themselves, and when they pulled it out of the mold, the letters were backwards.

We saw the world's largest Russian egg. The boys were not terribly impressed with this one. We searched and searched for the world's largest hatchet. It is no longer there. We had a photo of it, and found the buildings in the photo, and the hatchet is gone. A bit of a let down.

We found a fire hydrant garden. It was private property, so I didn't want to get out and take a photo. It was done by a family whose dogs tore up their flowers, so they planted fire hydrants instead. We had the warning, that the dogs are not friendly.

We went by Bobo's drive in, which is suppose to be great road food, and has been featured on tv, but it was closed. It did look like they had some good food. We may have to go back.

Our final visit was to Grier Garden in Hiawatha, KS. This photo does not do it justice. It too, was private property, but we got out. It was built by a man, in honor of his mom, because he loved her so much. It had a pond, a gazebo, and plants plants and more plants. All tastefully done. It was very nice.

We are looking at our route we'll take this summer. We'll be able to see the world's largest coffee pot, one of the crash sites of Lindburg, and much, MUCH more. I am so excited!

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