Patti's 1880s Settlement and other random roadside fun

[alphachiohmy]

OK, this thread is dedicated to Patti of Patti's 1880s Settlement somewhere in Kentucky - we on our way back to St. Louis from Nashville decided we had to stop to see what all the fuss was about. So this is a little wedding chapel/minigolf/giftshop/restaurant tourist trap off I-24. We didn't stay long - used the bathrooms and browsed the gift shop and took a brochure home and visited the shop across the street. The wedding chapel was a little scary - what do you do, get married and then go play a round of mini golf?

Seriously, the lakes in Kentucky looked really pretty.

This had to rank up there with the world's largest prairie dog in Kansas and the swimming pig and bottom-glass boat at Aquamarina Springs.

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[UKDaisy]

It is sooo beautiful!! Very Western Kentucky!

One of my roommates from Sophomore year got married there, it was so peaceful - but country, and elegant. Which I really didn't know went together.

[alphagambaby]

My granny lives in Grand Rivers, which is the name of the town where Patti's is. In fact, I have all sorts of family that live there... I know it looks kind of odd, but the food is awesome... if you ever get a chance to go, make sure you get some chocolate meringue pie

[AOIIsilver]

Is that the extremely small wedding chpel that is a tiny log chapel on a pier? I was going from Nashville to St. Louis (Woohoo for the Lewis and Clark bicentennial)...I think that is where we stopped...
Silver

[lifesaver]

Originally posted by alphachiohmy


This had to rank up there with the world's largest prairie dog in Kansas and the swimming pig and bottom-glass boat at Aquamarina Springs.

Sadly, Southwest Texas State University (now minus the 'Southwest' in the name) bought Aquarena springs and sent poor Ralph the Swimming Pig to the pork store a few years ago. They are using the lad for development for the unviersity.

A roadside trap that I actually worked at was Natural Bridge Caverns. I still remember the speech:

"OK, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you all once again to Natural Bridge Caverns. My name is lifesaver and I'll be your guide for the next hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. Now before we head into the cavern system, we'll be stopping here in the sinkhole area briefly to discuss the history of the caverns, go over a few rules for the tour and answer any preliminary questions. This area that were standing in now is called the sinkhole. It was at one time the uppermost room in the cavern system, but due to natural weathering, the ceiling collapsed leaving only the 65 foot limestone bridge you see behind me....."

Dumbest question I ever got: "how long did it take you all to build all these stalagmites up in here?"