Vintage Motel, Drive In Resto, Retro Bowling, Soda Fountain, Art! Brevard NC Rocks Retro Roadmap

Brevard NC Drew Deane Gallery

Since I wrote about the The Sunset Motel (a swell vintage motel being given a new lease on life) a number of folks have let me know that The Sunset is not the only Retro Roadmap worthy place in Brevard NC. And from our short but fun visit there, I totally concur! We were not

The Culinary Arts Museum Providence RI – Diner Photo Exhibit by Robert O. Williams

Early Risers Mustache Bills Diner Bob Williams

The Culinary Arts Museum (Part of Johnson & Wales University) in Providence RI is a must stop for any diner lover, but especially now with an exhibit of diner photos from famed photographer Robert O. Williams. Opening on November 15 and on view through June 2013 “Hometown Diners” is a collection of photographs by award-winning

Silverball Museum Arcade – A Shiny Spot on the Asbury Park Boardwalk!

Silverball Arcade Boy Playing Pinball

Retro Roadhusband was a bit miffed when we didn’t see any vintage arcades on the Asbury Park boardwalk – but the Silverball Museum Arcade made up for their absence. Opened year round this space is chock full (over 200!) of classic pinball machines, from every era. Retro Roadhusband was psyched to find Funhouse (which isn’t

American Treasure Tour – Mindblowing Collection of Americana in Oaks PA

American Treasure Tour Oaks PA

When you were a kid did you ever think that there might be buried treasure right in your own back yard? All you needed was a map, with a dotted line, and an X to mark the spot? Well it can actually happen! I recently discovered the biggest treasure trove of vintage Americana hidden right

The Jello Museum Le Roy, NY – A Retro Roadkid Recommendation

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Retro Roadsis was telling me recently that she’s thinking of Shuffling off to Buffalo with the Retro Roadkids this summer. She’s as into wacky roadtrips and random stops as I am, so I have a couple of suggestions for her, like the Jello Museum in Le Roy, NY, just minutes off of the New York

California Design – Living the Modern Way at LACMA Los Angeles CA – Closing June 3

LACMA California Design

California Design – Living the Modern Way: This exhibition is the first major study of California midcentury modern design. With more than 300 objects—furniture, ceramics, metalwork, fashion and textiles, and industrial and graphic design—the exhibition examines the state’s role in shaping the material culture of the entire country. Retro Roadhusband and I raced through our

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