Slight hijack: What does everyone think of relics? Really,
by BillyGoat 
, At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Friday, March 13, 2026, 06:25 (138 days ago) @ Jay
the "roadside attractions" of the Middle Ages.
Even though I am skeptical about their factual validity, I find myself captivated by the tradition. And I struggle to piece together exactly why.
Complete thread:
- OT: weird tourist attractions -
Jay,
2026-03-10, 13:36
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- Watts Towers and Terra Cotta Warriors -
nedhead,
2026-03-12, 15:24
- Yeah, can I go OG? -
bobbywal,
2026-03-12, 17:36
- the cathedral in Valencia takes the cake on this count -
Jay,
2026-03-12, 17:48
- Slight hijack: What does everyone think of relics? Really, -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-13, 06:25
- They were enormously important in an era - IrishGuard, 2026-03-13, 07:09
- Slight hijack: What does everyone think of relics? Really, -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-13, 06:25
- the cathedral in Valencia takes the cake on this count -
Jay,
2026-03-12, 17:48
- Yeah, can I go OG? -
bobbywal,
2026-03-12, 17:36
- world's largest thermometer (Baker, CA) - Jay, 2026-03-12, 08:25
- The Devil Boat in Arco, Idaho - Pat, 2026-03-11, 21:32
- Carhenge, baby! -
Angel,
2026-03-11, 16:02
- There's nothing like it. Thank God.
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-
omahadomer,
2026-03-14, 21:38
- not to be confused with Cadillac Ranch in Texas - Pat, 2026-03-11, 21:37
- There's nothing like it. Thank God.
- South Dakota has two: the Corn Palace and Wall Drug -
Jack,
2026-03-11, 14:54
- My Corn Palace/Wall Drug story… - bk, 2026-03-12, 09:59
- It’s got corn MURALS on it. It’s not made from corn :) -
MattG,
2026-03-11, 16:58
- The Corn Palace cracks me up....... -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-12, 08:20
- That's so funny. -
MattG,
2026-03-12, 08:46
- "You see, kids, the pioneers didn't have bricks" - Jay, 2026-03-12, 08:51
- That's so funny. -
MattG,
2026-03-12, 08:46
- The Corn Palace cracks me up....... -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-12, 08:20
- Like me, you risk IrishGuard's ire -
BPH,
2026-03-11, 16:42
- Kind of along those lines, if you drive along I-80 in Wyo - Domer99, 2026-03-12, 08:07
- Sorry -
IrishGuard,
2026-03-11, 17:28
- I need an exception for Bass Pro / Cabela's - Jay, 2026-03-12, 08:23
- We were at Wall Drug a few years ago. -
MattG,
2026-03-11, 18:14
- I'd differentiate between the two. Wall Drug is so absurd, -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-12, 08:22
- OK I can see that. There's only one Wall Drug. - MattG, 2026-03-12, 09:06
- I'd differentiate between the two. Wall Drug is so absurd, -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-12, 08:22
- Those remind me of the Anza-Borrego Desert Sculptures -
hobbs,
2026-03-11, 13:53
- Ahem -
BPH,
2026-03-11, 16:40
- Well, I never read your posts. My bad. Good call. -
hobbs,
2026-03-11, 16:58
- Well, I never read your posts. My bad. Good call.
- Ahem -
BPH,
2026-03-11, 16:40
- Jerusalem -
Grantland,
2026-03-11, 10:41
- Man, the Onion just keeps getting better. -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-11, 11:20
- Man, the Onion just keeps getting better.
- Fire Breathing Dragon in Vandalia, Illinois. - tjnd88, 2026-03-11, 08:25
- World's Largest Frying Pan -
Chris,
2026-03-11, 08:00
- Not to be confused with World's Largest Cast Iron Skillet - irishvol, 2026-03-12, 05:24
- Casey, Illinois is a great place for “world’s largest” -
Flann,
2026-03-11, 15:33
- Wisconsin Dells would like to have a word with you on dinos -
Domer99,
2026-03-11, 06:59
- Vernal, Utah - Pat (Moco), 2026-03-12, 08:54
- Also in Wisconsin, The House on the Rock -
Jack,
2026-03-11, 14:59
- Just northeast of there stands - IrishGuard, 2026-03-11, 17:26
- nobody has any weird tourist attractions to share? -
Jay,
2026-03-11, 06:53
- Uranus Fudge Factory in Missouri? - bk, 2026-03-11, 11:46
- what is this, American Gods? -
Jeff (BGS),
2026-03-11, 09:11
- Does Buc-ee's count? - BPH, 2026-03-11, 08:48
- Havre De Grace Decoy Museum -
HullieAndMikes,
2026-03-11, 08:09
- How do you find the real museum, then? -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-11, 11:27
- How do you find the real museum, then?
- South of the Border -
IrishGuard,
2026-03-11, 07:46
- Ha, I posted before I read this -
BPH,
2026-03-11, 09:01
- I was in a Buc-ee's for the first time on the day after Xmas - HCE, 2026-03-11, 12:27
- I'm a brisket taco Stan. -
Chris,
2026-03-11, 09:19
- A great place to buy fireworks on your way home! - Joe I, 2026-03-11, 08:30
- I'm always amazed that no one has put more effort into it. -
Chris,
2026-03-11, 07:49
- My HS buddy's dad was part owner ... - domer.mq, 2026-03-11, 11:25
- Ha, I posted before I read this -
BPH,
2026-03-11, 09:01
- I'll see your dinosaurs and raise you one American Civil War -
HCE,
2026-03-10, 14:02
- I’ve stopped there when visiting W&L on college trips - Flann, 2026-03-11, 14:17
- haha, wtf - Jay, 2026-03-10, 14:14
- Watts Towers and Terra Cotta Warriors -
nedhead,
2026-03-12, 15:24