Need help with a weird roadtrip suggestion

Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS

I really would like to take piratebrittany on a 3-4 day roadtrip or short flight to visit something weird.

Not someone weird, so please don't post your home addresses, folks!

This is her last year of highschool and I'm not sure how much longer she wants to hang out with dear old mom.

I live in the Los Angeles area. So far we have seen most of Monterrey, some amusement parks and local as well as state fairs.

The weirdest thing I think we saw was the Winchester Mystery House.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what we can go see that is "different" or an "oddity"? (Again, no home addresses, please LOL!)

I am not particular. If it's a big ball of twine or a tree growing upside down, that's great.

If it's someplace you have been that you feel might have an odd beauty about it, please let me know. I'm open to ANY sightseeing suggestion.

Thanks in advance!

 

Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove

Well, here in AZ we have the Grand Canyon....the Petrified Forest....The Thing? (which is kind of a letdown once you get there, but there's a kabillion billboards preparing you for it)...and the Super Bowl next year.
Awesome resorts and water parks in the Phoenix area. But hey...it can't touch the beach.

 

Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS

I've been to the Grand Canyon, but not the petrified forest.. That's something to add to my list.

Thanks!

 

Originally Posted By Jonny626

I would suggest Jerome Arizona. It is said to be the most haunted town in the country. I go there often and I love it. Its a very appealing old mining town build on a hilside about an hour and a half north of Phoenix. There were about 4 or 5 major fires and mining accidents that happened within the past 150 yrs that killed most of the town. The main hotel is the Grand Hotel and it used to be the hospital befor it was converted.
<a href="http://www.jeromearizona.org/" target="_blank">http://www.jeromearizona.org/</a>

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

<a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/" target="_blank">http://www.roadsideamerica.com
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Originally Posted By Jonny626

SoThisIsLove.....where in Phoenix do you live. I live in Phoenix too.

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

Gilroy, Garlic Capital of the World comes to mind, and specifically Bonfante Gardens, an amusement park of sorts, with the definitely different Circus Trees.

 

Originally Posted By wonderingalice

Make a mental note now for Vegas on her 21st, baby! ;-)


If you do head east, there's always the "World's Biggest Thermometer" in Baker, CA, for a stop along the way. And once you get further, Valley of Fire in Nevada is cool and then into Utah for Bryce Canyon and Zion... Beautiful!

 

Originally Posted By wonderingalice

Ooooh! I like trekkruss' idea... I've always wanted to visit Gilroy!

 

Originally Posted By dltraveler

There's the "Mystery Spot" in Santa Cruz. <<a href="http://www.mysteryspot.com/>" target="_blank">http://www.mysteryspot.com/&gt
;</a>. I enjoyed it.

 

Originally Posted By Ursula

First, buy a motorhome that is 8 years old and ONLY breaks down on the bridge going over the Mississippi River.

Then, pack this four-person motorhome with five people, including two grumpy girls who don't want to go and a grandpa who is just happy to be out of the house.

Then, drive-cross country. Twice.

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

Too far away for a road trip (unless you're RT I suppose), I thought the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota was an outstanding stop on my cross-country trip a couple of years ago. Alas, now would not be a good time to see it: a drought and heat wave this past year means there will be no new murals this spring.

 

Originally Posted By Lisann22

Plenty to see in SF that depending on your perspective could be considered odd.

May I ask why odd?

If you come up to the Gilroy or SF area, email me.

 

Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove

Hi, Jonny! Hi, Alice! (Long time no see! Aren't you due to hit DL soon?)

Anyways...I live in Mesa and work in Chandler. And you?

(Good suggestion about Jerome...heard of it and have never been)

Weird sight is a-coming back to Phoenix! Come for spring training or the regular season to watch Randy Johnson pitch for the D-backs. Now there's a weird road trip for ya. Great stadium! Big time fun, I toldja!

 

Originally Posted By wonderingalice

Hi STIL! Good to be back!

We were in Disneyland at the beginning of December... Had a WONDERful time!


And I just thought of something weird to go see in AZ... The ladies' room(s) at Sundevil Stadium with it's ridiculously awful "space-saving" (I guess) toilets with no place to actuall 'sit.' Heading, unsuspecting, into one of those stalls is definitely one of those ACCCKKK!bathroom moments that make you want to turn around and leave and just 'hold it.' *LOL*

 

Originally Posted By alexbook

Tijuana? Death Valley? Fresno?

 

Originally Posted By RoadTrip

I think the coolest unusual place I've ever been (on a RoadTrip road trip of course!) is Humboldt County, CA.

Trinidad
Patrick's Point State Park
Redwoods National Forest
The Victorian houses of Eureka and Arcata
A place where the high temp in summer rarely exceeds the low sixties and morning fog covers the coast.

It is truly a spectacular area that is unique in many ways.

Here are some photos:
<a href="http://www.campphoto.com/gallery.php?cat_id=9&page_num=1" target="_blank">http://www.campphoto.com/galle
ry.php?cat_id=9&page_num=1</a>

 

Originally Posted By Jonny626

I love the room at Sundevil stadium. lol j/k
I live in North West Phoenix but plan to move to the Chandler area soon. I work dwntwn.

 

Originally Posted By Lisann22

Agree RoadTrip that area is gorgeous and there's all kinds of quirky things and place to see.

Go eat at the Somoa Cookhouse. ;>

 

Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS

<First, buy a motorhome that is 8 years old and ONLY breaks down on the bridge going over the Mississippi River.

Then, pack this four-person motorhome with five people, including two grumpy girls who don't want to go and a grandpa who is just happy to be out of the house.

Then, drive-cross country. Twice.>


Umm..been there, done that LOL!

Although, once we "landed" in Michigan it was a good time. Although I don't think Uncle Pink realized I wasn't old enough to drink yet, or he didn't care