ROAD2002 (IL) -- Two Story Outhouse

A Two Story Outhouse. . . it is what it is. Oh, and it's in a memorial park for a past town mayor and outhouse promoter -- Gene Goodwin. Oh and it's got a big American Flag behind it to celebrate the invention. Wow.

ROAD2002 (IL) -- Lincoln Douglas Debate Monument

Another luck find on the roadtrip, Charleston, Illinois has built a monument to the Lincoln Douglas Debates.

Newspapers from back in the day. . .

. . .this wall sized display describes the day of the original debate, and the events that lead up to it. . .

. . . talks about Lincoln's political ties to the area. . .

. . . maps out all of the 1858 Illinois Lincoln Douglas Debates. . .

. . . photos of the big day. . .

. . . shows the importantance of the debates. . .

. . . a recently made sculpture of Lincoln. . .

. . . these statues of both Lincoln and Douglas were outside of the musuem.

. . .view of the field where the debates took place.

ROAD2002 (NC) -- Wright Brothers National Monument

Site of the first airplane flight back in the day. Ideal because of it's hills and the seabreaze. But here's the thing -- it's not in Kitty Hawk, no matter what the text books say. It's Kill Devil Hills, NC. Second, when you run a plane down a hill and it stays aloft for less than a minute. . . that's called a glider. Fun place to see, but ive been lied to sooooooo many times over the years. . .

Many Many monuments to the Wright Brothers are all over the monument. . .

. . . When they got here, they had to build a camp for themselves and their plane. . .

. . .More markers along the monument -- this one for the field used for the flight. . .

. . .The field is lined with markers noting where each of the four flights landed. . .

. . . This is a view of the runway field from he top of the hill where each flight took off. . .

. . . A look towards the hill from the end of the field. . .

. . .This monument was built in the 30s, marking the start of all 4 flights. . .

. . . 30's Art Deco. . .

. . .These doors were locked, ive got no idea what was inside. . .

. . . View of Kill Devil Hills from top of the hill. . .

. . . lies, all lies. . .