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Americana

Meadow Gold Sign

11 Signs That Capture Pure Americana

From a giant lollipop-wielding clown to the original Taco Bell sign.

Jonathan Carey April 3, 2024

Taken in 1929, French race car driver Hellé Nice posed for this photo along the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, a racing track about 19 miles south of Paris.

automotive history

How Women Used Cars To Fuel Female Empowerment

From a 1915 suffragist road trip to the “First Lady of Drag Racing.”

Nancy Nichols March 20, 2024

Magic Town

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Magic Town

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

The Original Pronto Pup

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

Kensington, Kansas

'Home on the Range' Cabin

See the home and the range on which "Home on the Range" was arranged.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Spiritus Pizza

Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.

Permanently Closed

Phoenix, Arizona

Mary Coyle

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

Nashville, Tennessee

Brown's Diner

This beloved cheeseburger-slinging trailer holds Nashville's oldest beer license.

Cowboy Willy

Willits, California

Cowboy Willy

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

The women of the Source Family pose on a Rolls-Royce for an ad for the release of a recording of the cult's band, Ya Ho Wha 13.

The Cult Roots of Health Food in America

How the Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.

Diana Hubbell April 19, 2023

The exterior of the barn is also covered with signs.

Branchport, New York

The DeGeorge Barn

Explore an enormous collection of original Americana tucked away in a small hamlet.

A sign proudly proclaiming the restaurant's claim to fame.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Site of the World's First KFC

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

Grandma Moses Homestead

Eagle Bridge, New York

Grandma Moses Homestead

The farm where one of America's most famous folk artists created her paintings.

Today, Heinz accounts for more than half of the American ketchup market.

When Every Ketchup But One Went Extinct

The main casualty of the catsup war was flavor.

Sam Lin-Sommer August 16, 2022

The refurbished gas station

1929 Phillips 66 Station

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

Four intriguing pizza styles from across the United States.

America's Most Obscure Regional Pizza Styles

Do you want a slice of American cheese on that?

Alex Mayyasi & Daniel Bromfield June 27, 2022

At the height of the advertising campaign in the 1930s, there were 900 barns in 19 states—from Michigan to Texas—announcing the wonders of Rock City. Today there are about 70.

roadside attractions

Is This Your Last Chance to 'See Rock City'?

The Southern roadside attraction is thriving, but its iconic barn-top billboards are fading away.

Caroline Eubanks May 19, 2022

Wayside Inn

Sudbury, Massachusetts

Wayside Inn

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.