Jack Rabbit Trading Post – Route 66

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The Jack Rabbit Trading Post stands as one of the most enduring and recognizable relics of U.S. Route 66, the storied highway that once carried generations of travelers across the American landscape and into the mythology of the open road. Established in 1949 by entrepreneur James Taylor in the high desert of eastern Arizona, the trading post emerged at a moment when automobile travel was booming and roadside

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Largest Roadside Attractions in the U.S. (Part One)

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The Big Chicken in Marietta, Georgia, is one of the most famous roadside attractions in the United States, a 56-foot-tall steel structure built in 1963 as an oversized chicken perched atop what is now a KFC, originally created by restaurateur S. R. “Tubby” Davis to draw attention to his eatery along the busy U.S. 41 corridor.

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