A little town called Fairmount in Indiana has a big billboard that says "Hometown of James Dean. Where cool was born.''

The world's biggest truck stop is on Interstate-80 near Davenport, Iowa.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa is on the rapids of the Cedar River. Makes sense doesn’t it?

The International Wrestling Institute and Museum is in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

Truck drivers are on a first name basis with all of the cities in the nation. Everyone knows which state the cities are in.

Time zone lines in America follow the path of least resistance.

Who is it that gets to decide where to place those signs that say "Point of Interest?"

On Interstate-84 in Idaho, permanent signs say "Dust storm area, do not stop on roadway."

A bumper sticker on a very well worn RV with a bearded driver in his late 50’s said "University of South Vietnam School of Warfare."

Linn County Oregon in the Willamette Valley claims to be the grass seed capitol of the world.

Gilroy, California says their town is the garlic capitol of the world.

Not all of America's ports are seaports. Many towns and cities have ports on navigable rivers.

A highway billboard for a Reno, Nevada motel says "You are getting verrry sleepy..."

Selma, California is the "Raisin Capitol of the World."

With hundreds of huge windmill generators on the high desert mountainside, Tehachipi, California claims to be the world wind energy leader.

There are no springs in Colorado Springs and there never were any. The city fathers wanted "springs" in the town's name to be fashionable.

On Interstate 70 in rugged and spectacular southern Utah, you go 110 miles with no services. No towns, no gas, no food, no rest area. Travelers are clearly warned with big signs ahead of time.

A sign on the window of a semi-truck in Indiana said "Don't annoy the crazy person."

The name of a little town on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado is "No Name."

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is undergoing a massive reconstruction project. To calm frustrated motorists, big billboards say "It's not so much road construction as an act of love. Peace, love, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike."

Dixon, Illinois proudly proclaims itself to be the hometown of President Ronald Reagan.

As you enter hardscrabble Stratford, Texas far north in the panhandle, a sign says "Welcome to Stratford, home of God, grass and grit."

A huge new billboard on Interstate 80 in Nevada says "Battle Mountain, Nevada, voted the armpit of the nation by the Washington Post. Come make us your pit stop."

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On an anti-smoking billboard on Interstate 80 the suave gentleman holding a cigarette says "Your scent is intoxicating." And the beautiful lady says “Yours is carcinogenic."

An anti-smoking billboard in Mobile, Alabama shows the red face of a 10-year old boy with bulging cheeks. It says "Sure, it is OK to smoke around me, I'll just quit breathing."

A billboard on 1-80 near Sacramento, California advertising a sporty new Toyota says "Impress your best friend's girlfriend."

Interstate 10 going through New Jersey is Christopher Columbus Highway.

The Little League Museum is at Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

An orange highway sign in Pennsylvania says:
"Buckle up - Next million miles."

Big signs at rest areas along Interstate 8 in far southern Arizona say "Caution, poisonous snakes and insects inhabit the area."