Tuesday, July 10, 2007

ahhh...another roadside point of interest

We embarked on a road trip through the wild wild (mid) west this last week. I used to make this same 10 hour trip from Colorado to Nebraska every year as a kid to see my family. On the way, you pass many astonishing sights - like the Goat Bridge or the Genoa, Colorado 6 States Viewing Tower and Museum! I aksed myself how could I have forgotten about this crazy little place called Genoa, Colorado (last time I visited was 1990-ish)?!?! All that exists is a crazy little museum with crazy little wonders to behold. This crazy little old man has owned this crazy little place, built in the early 1900's, for 40 years and has just basically been collecting stuff of little or no value ever since and cramming them into every knook and cranny of this place, including nailing things to the ceiling. I mean this place is FILLED TO THE BRIM with awesomely crappy shit. Like, the two headed calf, or his collection of old meat griders, or maybe you would take to the broken down cars out front filled with old bottles. It costs $1 to walk through the museum and up to the viewing tower (tip: if you can guess what 10 randomly selected objects are, you can earn your $1 back) Jerry is the owners name and he follows you around the museum trying to get you to guess what each oddity is. It is claimed that you can see 6 states from the top (tip: there are dummies strapped to the railings...don't be fooled...they are not real). If you are ever out in NE Colorado...this is a must see. PS everything in the museum is for sale.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/COGENwonder.html