Roadside Attraction Archives

Metal ibis bird silhouette on street sign against trees, Historic Kenwood, St Petersburg, Florida, work by Luci Westphal

My First Public Art: Historic Kenwood Finials

Let me take you on a visual journey showing the creation of my first public artworks: from real birds, to silhouette photos, and finally to metal cut-outs flying above the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Havana Classic Car Taxi Ride (Cuba) – In Another Minute (360)

This Havana classic car taxi ride takes you through and past the neighborhoods Vedado (incl. Plaza de la Revolución), Centro Habana (incl. Chinatown) and La…

Red Rocks – In A Colorado Minute (Week 237)

It seems that most people know Red Rocks as a music venue. But it’s also a large park that is very worth exploring. So when…

Complete Cañon City Skyline Drive – Colorado (Extended Version)

The Cañon City Skyline Drive is a scenic and thrilling road right in-between the Royal Gorge Bridge and Cañon City. Complete Cañon City Skyline Drive…

Royal Gorge Bridge – In A Colorado Minute (Week 300)

The Royal Gorge Bridge, in Colorado, is the highest bridge in America and was the highest bridge in the world until 2001, and the highest…

Complete Drive Up Pikes Peak Highway, Colorado – (Extended Version)

This video shows the complete drive up Pikes Peak Highway to the summit of Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. It’s the extended version…

Photos from Catalina Highway, Arizona

Looking down on Catalina Highway with Tucson, Arizona, in the background A few photos from a recent drive up to Mount Lemmon and back down…

Saguaro National Park (Arizona) – In Another Minute (288)

Saguaro National Park (Arizona) – In Another Minute (288) The Saguaro National Park, east and west of Tucson, Arizona, is the home of America’s largest…

Chichén Itzá – World Wonder (Mexico) – In Another Minute (262)

Chichén Itzá – World Wonder (Mexico) – In Another Minute (262) Chichén Itzá on the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was a large pre-Columbian Mayan city.…

Tri-State Marker (Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 259)

Tri-State Marker (Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 259) To get to the Tri-State Marker, where the US states Colorado, Wyoming and…

Bingham Hill Cemetery – In A Colorado Minute (Week 258)

Bingham Hill Cemetery – In A Colorado Minute (Week 258) Bingham Hill Cemetery (between Fort Collins and Laporte, Colorado) may or may not be a…

Photos from Needles Highway, South Dakota

Needles Highway, Custer State Park South Dakota A few photos I took along Needles Highway in Custer State Park, South Dakota. Check out “Needles Highway…

Photos from Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Unisphere and Observation Towers from the World’s Fair in New York City All these photos of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens I took while…

The Cathedral Spires are part of “The Needles” – the tall granite formations along Needles Highway.

Needles Highway (South Dakota) – In Another Minute (Week 252)

Needles Highway is the most impressive road that I have driven on – so far. Located in Custer State Park, along South Dakota Highway 87,…

Photos from the Garden of the Gods (Colorado)

Balanced Rock Garden of the Gods, Colorado Quite a few photos I took at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs – even though…

Garden of the Gods – In A Colorado Minute (Week 250)

Garden of the Gods – In A Colorado Minute (Week 250) For the 250th week of the Moving Postcard web series, Scott and I visited…