A Huge List of Cool US Landmarks.

Posted by Alex in Travel & Places on May 27, 2007 at 3:26 pm


Hampton Landmarks (yes, sponsored by Hampton Hotels) has a huge searchable database of US landmarks, complete with photo and descriptions.

For example, take this one along I-10 in Cabazon, California: Dinny the dinosaur.

You may not realize it, but you’ve probably seen them in movies and commercials for years — they’re the dinosaurs of Cabazon. Claude Bell, who ran the Wheel Inn Restaurant on I-10 alongside the beasts, built them. Bell spent 11 years building Dinny, a giant Apatosaurus and arguably the largest dinosaur in America. A small museum in Dinny’s belly still sells souvenirs. A giant Tyrannosaurus was Bell’s next project, and was completed after Bell’s death.

Very useful! LinkThanks Ian Jeffries!


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2 comments to "A Huge List of Cool US Landmarks."

  1. cybele
    May 27th, 2007 at 4:39 pm

    That's pretty funny that they neglect to mention that the new owners took out all the stuff about dinosaur evolution and natural history and have turned it into a propaganda piece for intelligent design.

  2. weeble warble
    May 27th, 2007 at 8:33 pm

    kind of like a ripoff of roadside america, hmmmm??

    http://roadsideamerica.com/


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