So I was reminded of a great practical joke the other day when we were driving over to Lake Shetek, MN to go camping.
So imagine yourself an average tourist driving across the country and halfway across Minnesota you see a sign for Wall Drug. You may scratch your head a bit and figure, whatever. You keep driving and as soon as you hit SD you start seeing these signs everywhere. Granted, you’re driving across South Dakota, so there really isn’t much to see in the first place, but the amount of signs are getting annoying at best. So naturally you’re thinking, dang…there might actually be something worth seeing in this state (beyond four dead heads on a hill). So you start wondering what this monstrosity may be….and then when you’re almost all the way across the second most boring drive in the lower 48 (taking I-29 from Sioux Falls to the Canadian border is the worst) you come to your newly found destination.
A crappy souvenir shop in a town of 800. (queue sad trombone)
July 31st, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Are you kidding me? Wall drug rocks! Of course I’m basing my opinion on my visit there when I was 9 years old. Back then taking your picture with cowboy and indian cutouts was cool.
August 1st, 2008 at 9:58 am
Don’t forget the dinosaur!!
August 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
You’re just jealous - coming from a state where every puddle is a “lake”
August 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 am
Dude, you’re getting *free ice water*. How can you not be stoked?
August 2nd, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Did you get to see the giant robot T-Rex? Coz that made me pee my pants.
August 5th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Don’t forget the freshly made doughnuts! They were just featured on the Food Network last week. Wall Drug Jackalope seen here: http://nobarkingallowed.blogspot.com/2007/09/trek-continues.html