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my3rdact.bsky.social
Rte 66 Illinois: Atlanta Hot Dog Man. I just love these vintage #MufflerMen I try to add a few on every road trip I take with the #RoadsideAmerica map. Sometimes taking an hour or more detour. #Route66 is full of them! #Illinois #roadtrip #USA #artyear #MotherRoad #photography #Atlanta #findjoy
Route 66 in downtown Atlanta, Illinois. This Muffler Man stands approx 25" tall. He’s fiberglass. Dressed like Paul Bunyan in red shirt and blue jeans, but holding a hot dog instead of an ax or muffler. From the sidewalk, he looks like he’s peeking out from the hedges. He was at Bunyon"s restaurant in Cicero, Illinois from 1963 until 2003. Now stands across the street from the Palms Grill and Cafe. #Americana #hotdogman #AtlantaIL #PaulBunyan
June 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
my3rdact.bsky.social
#Stunday Combining my love of sunrises with my quest to see all of the remaining Muffler Men. This guy stands in a bed of flowers in front of Greeley Garage and Auto Repair in Colorado. On my way to Rocky Mountain NP.
#findjoy #roadtrip
#traveloften #MufflerMen #roadsideamericana #sunrise #Colorado
A towering statue of a man in a blue shirt stands among tall grass and sunflowers at sunrise, creating a serene and nostalgic atmosphere.
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
joyceharbincole.bsky.social
On the way home from Springfield, I stopped in to see the American Giants Museum. Check it out on #route66 ! #roadsideattraction #americangiants #mufflermen #atlantail
August 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
my3rdact.bsky.social
Route 66 Missouri: You can’t miss the signs for Uranus, MO (yep you read that right) shock humor abounds in this town. I stopped to check another Muffler Man off my list. Happy to get this one - a 2024 storm decapitated him! #route66 #Missouri #roadtrip #findjoy #MotherRoad #MufflerMen #getyourkicks
Iconic Muffler Man redressed i. an American flag-themed outfit, holding a large yellow golf ball and a hot dog. He's wearing patriotic sunglasses and a tall, star-covered cowboy hat, standing in a grassy field #artyear #photography #Americana
July 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
my3rdact.bsky.social
Rte 66 Illinois: Gemini Giant at the original Launching Pad. He’s still in Wilmington but has a safe new home. This part of the route is called “The first hundred miles” I got my passport & well wishes here. #Route66 #Illinois #roadtrip #ILtoCA #MotherRoad #photography #GeminiGiant #MufflerMen
Gemini Giant is a refurbished vintage Muffler Man fiberglass sculpture from the 1960s originally made for auto industry advertising. This guy stands 30 feet tall, dressed in a bright green short sleeve space suit, silver helmet (that looks like a welding hood), silver boots, and holding a shiny silver rocket ship. He stood at the corner of The Launching Pad restaurant on a tree lined street of a Wilmington IL neighborhood.
May 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
randall7.bsky.social
#AgentKallus kind of reminds me of one of those giant #MufflerMen when standing next to the #DeathSquadCommander 😄
April 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
my3rdact.bsky.social
Route 66 Illinois: Pink Elephant Antique Mall. Since 2005. It’s 30,000 sq feet of all my favorite passions in one place! Roadside Americana, Rte66, Muffler Men, Uniroyal Gals, Antiques, 50s Diners & Ice Cream. #route66 #Illinois #roadtrip #USA #artyear #MotherRoad #photography #pinkelephant #findjoy
A bright pink fiberglass elephant, standing 16 feet tall and 20 feet long, stands in the grass with a shipping container behind him that says “Antique Mall.” These elephants were made as advertisement pieces by the Sparta company of Wisconsin in the 1970s. #pinkelephant #sparta #antiquemall #Livingston #Illinois #getyourkicks #roadsideamericana An original Twister Treat building from the 80s. Shaped like a giant ice cream cone, standing 25 ft tall. Built from 19 separate fiberglass pieces. Includes a walk-up window. Cone is the base of the round building, ice cream is the roof. Next to this is a Uniroyal Gal dressed as a diner waitress in front of a pink and white striped building with signs for the diner and antique mall #twisteetreat #icecream #mufflermen #uniroyalgal#diners #antiques
July 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
stopsignhighways.bsky.social
Newly restored (2024), the Ozark Halfwit stands near the Dogpatch store in Lake Ozark, MO where he has greeted visitors for generations.
#MufflerMen #MortimerSnerd #US54 #BagnellDam
February 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
jeanmarieward.bsky.social
When I was little, I thought you had to go far, far away to another country on another continent to find the truly exotic and the weird. Shows just how little I knew about the Weirdness Capital of the World, aka the good ol' USA! #MufflerMen--who knew? LOL www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roa...
August 28, 2023 at 5:28 PM
franckfotos.bsky.social
From giant lumberjacks to towering waitresses and french fry girls, these roadside giants have been surprising travelers for generations.
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#RoadsideAmerica #MufflerMen #UniroyalGal #RoadTrip #RoadsideAttractions #WeirdAmerica #FranckFotos
June 24, 2026 at 2:51 PM