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Category: Destinations

Cool places to visit on your motorcycle.

11 May 2017

Kankakee Train Station: Inspiration of a Song

Written by Steve Johnson
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“All along the southbound odyssey The train pulls out at Kankakee Rolls along past houses, farms and fields” Steve Goodman wrote those words while aboard along a passenger train that was actually named “City of New Orleans”. It ran from Chicago to New Orleans. I couldn’t help hearing the song (Arlo Guthrie’s version) as...
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11 May 2017

Kankakee, IL: The Birth of Dairy Queen

Written by Steve Johnson
birthplace of dairy queen
April 25, 2017: Kankakee, IL is not a city many have heard of, except if you live in Illinois. But it’s famous for a couple of things. One of them being the hometown of Dairy Queen. It’s not where Dairy Queen corporate headquarters are, but where it first took off. (Read our reviews of...
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11 May 2017

Effingham, IL: America’s Largest Cross

Written by Steve Johnson
cross at the crossroads
When one sees how big this cross is, one has to wonder how religious the folks in Effingham, IL really are. The “Cross at the Crossroads” was completed in July 2001 by the Cross Foundation, a non-profit group based in Effingham. The Cross serves as a venue for local events. (Read our reviews of...
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03 May 2017

Season 1, Episode 4: Tombstone, White Sands and Pistachios

Written by Steve Johnson
We left Tucson, AZ, the day after Easter Sunday, pushing further east towards our ultimate destination in Nappanee, IN. Today’s drive took us through, Tombstone, AZ, White Sands, NM, and the “world’s largest pistachio” just outside of Alamogordo, NM. Places mentioned in this video: Tombstone, AZ: Not many towns better exemplify the spirit of...
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24 March 2017

Jimi Hendrix’ Grave, Renton, WA

Written by Steve Johnson
Considered by many to be the greatest guitar player of all time, Jimi Hendrix passed away on September 18, 1970, while touring through London, England. Read our reviews of other Washington State campgrounds and destinations) When news made its way to his father, James “Al” Hendrix, the plans for a long-lasting memorial began to...
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15 April 2015

James Dean’s Last Stop | Blackwell’s Corner

Written by Steve Johnson
blackwells corner ca
James Dean made his last stop at Blackwell’s Corner, a gas station located on the intersection of Highways 33 and 46, just outside of Lost Hills, CA. After finishing an apple and Coke, he and his racing mechanic Rolf Wütherich, got back into the Porsche 550 Spyder, and sped down Highway 46 (then called...
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17 March 2015

Patagonia, AZ Motorcycle Ride

Written by Steve Johnson
downtown patagonia az
Patagonia, AZ is one of those touristy little towns nestled within rolling hillsides and national forests that motorcycle riders often go to as an afternoon destination. While Patagonia is a great little town, with a handful of restaurants, coffee shops, and knick-knack stores, for the most part it’s just a town that motorcycle riders...
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08 March 2015

Tucson, AZ: Mission San Xavier Del Bac

Written by Steve Johnson
san xavier del bac
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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28 May 2014

Indian Motorcycle Factory Tour, Spirit Lake, IA

Written by Steve Johnson
The Indian Motorcycle Factory Tour in Spirit Lake, IA offers a unique, up close and personal look at how one of the most storied motorcycle brands in the world is made. Polaris Industries, the owner of Indian Motorcycles, assembles each motorcycle, along with their Victory brand of motorcycles, at their facility in Spirit Lake....
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23 May 2014

Wall Drug Store, Wall, SD

Written by Steve Johnson
Like many other roadside attractions in the State of South Dakota, Wall Drug Store has signs along the highways beckoning travelers to visit. But Wall Drug Store is perhaps the most prolific sign-posting highway haunt of them all. Along the I-90, there’s about one Wall Drug sign every mile from both directions, east to...
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