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Category: Museums

05 August 2019

Really Cool Rest Area – Chamberlain, SD, I-90

Written by Steve Johnson
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Rest areas are not known as a destination, but this one is. Located on I-90, at Chamberlain, SD (serving both directions), is a rest area featuring a museum about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a giant statue of an Indian woman. The statue, dubbed, “Dignity Statue” pays homage to the Native American culture...
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30 April 2019

Moqui Cave – Oldest Tavern in Southern Utah

Written by Steve Johnson
Moqui Cave, a combination museum and gift shop, located about 5 miles north of Kanab, UT, along US-89, lays claim as the oldest tavern in Southern Utah. Indeed, the cave has a tavern, albeit no longer functioning, yet the actual bar and barstools are still there. But back in the day, actors and camera...
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08 March 2015

Tucson, AZ: Mission San Xavier Del Bac

Written by Steve Johnson
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The Mission San Xavier Del Bac is located just outside of Tucson, AZ inside the San Xavier Indian Reservation. Established in 1692 by Jesuits, it’s part of the Sonoran Desert Chain of Missions that stretches from Mexico into Arizona. The original building was actually destroyed in 1770 by Apaches. The structure seen today started...
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18 May 2014

Arizona Highway 386, Kitt Peak

Written by Steve Johnson
Riding up Arizona Highway 386, a twisty mountain road that takes you up Kitt Peak, a mountain just west of Tucson, AZ, I felt a sense of isolation and spirituality. Located inside the the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation, it’s a short 12 miles of easy to moderate turns that gains 3,600 feet in elevation...
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23 September 2013

Crazy Horse Monument: Completion in Decades

Written by Steve Johnson
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About 16.5 miles south west of Mt. Rushmore, deep in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is the Crazy Horse Monument. The memorial was commissioned by Lakota Indian elder, Henry Standing Bear, who wanted a monument similar to Mt. Rushmore to honor what he felt was the greatest American Indian. Henry Standing Bear offered...
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21 September 2013

Mount Rushmore: It’s Underground Museum

Written by Steve Johnson
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial is perhaps the most famous landmarks in the United States. Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, there are myriad of roads you can take to get there. Many motorcyclists we’ve met, however, don’t seemed interested in paying the $11.00 per vehicle parking fee to get inside. In fact,...
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14 September 2013

The SPAM Museum of Austin, MN

Written by Steve Johnson
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What is exactly in SPAM? Is it bad for you? Is it good for you? How is it made? When was it invented? All these questions and more are found in none other than… …The SPAM Museum! Located in the tiny town of Austin, MN, just a hop-skip-jump away from the factory where SPAM...
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