I'd differentiate between the two. Wall Drug is so absurd,
by BillyGoat 
, At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Thursday, March 12, 2026, 08:22 (139 days ago) @ MattG
both in its history and its current composition, that I find it at least mildly charming. It makes zero sense, but it's part of history. So, fine.
Plus, the signs are one of the few things that make that drive tolerable. So why the heck not go see it?
Buck-ees? Nah.
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