Roadside America releases GPS program February 1, 2011
Posted by Ron Warnick in Attractions, Maps, Road trips, Web sites.trackback
RoadsideAmerica.com, one of the Web’s most popular sites about offbeat roadside attractions, announced today it has launched its “RoadsideAmerica.com Attractions and Oddities” guide for several Garmin global positioning systems, 
according to a news release.
The download is available for $19.99 at Spot It Out. Roadside America’s download comes on the heels of a “Route 66 Attractions” download for many Garmin systems.
Attractions and Oddities, mapped by the Roadside America team, provides a data snapshot of locations, directions, hours and phone numbers for over 5,000 offbeat roadside attractions in all 50 states – Mom and Pop museums, “World’s Largest” sights, natural and unnatural mysteries, over-the-top tourist “traps,” folk art sites, eccentric monuments, and outlandish statues. The guide also includes thousands of photos. [...]
With Attractions and Oddities, users can select to view certain attraction types, such as museums, odd architecture, or “natural” attractions. ”You can quickly plan a weekend statue safari,” said RoadsideAmerica.com writer Ken Smith, “or journey along Route 66 to classic roadside attractions such as the Gemini Giant Muffler Man, or the Devil’s Rope Museum.”
The Roadside America download works with Nuvi, Zumo, Oregon and Dakota devices made by Garmin.
You can purchase the Roadside America GPS program here.
What do you think of the new Route 66 Road Trip iPhone app ($3.99) just released in the iTunes store a few days ago? It seems like it’s more of a static e-book version of a print book, instead of being an interactive app for Route 66 travelers. Could you review it and let us know if it’s worth buying? I’ve been looking for a Route 66 mobile app, but am not sure this one’s worth the price.
I didn’t know it existed. I check the Apple apps for Route 66 content from time to time; this is the first I’ve heard about one. I’ll try to check it out.
[...] arrives about the same time as the RoadsideAmerica.com app for Garmin global-positioning units. And, in December, the Route 66 Attractions app also was [...]