A black and white image of the back of an abandoned drive-in, portions of the screen are missing, on the left is the small ticket booth.

Abandoned Places, Neon Wonders, and More from Our Idaho Road Trip

September 24, 2025, Leave a Comment on Abandoned Places, Neon Wonders, and More from Our Idaho Road Trip

A road trip is never complete without pulling over to some weird places, including abandoned buildings, amazing neon signs, and more. While Patrick and I have traveled to Idaho a few times, there is always something we missed the time before. So today, I bring you the collection of random places we stopped at during…

My hand holding the ice cream potato in front of a sign that reads "Idaho Ice Cream potato"

The Westside Drive-In: Home of the Bizarre and Delicious Ice Cream Potato

September 11, 2025, 1 Comment

Idaho is literally famous for its potatoes, so when I heard there was a thing called an ice cream potato, I knew I had to try it. While Boise is Idaho’s capital, it is also home to the Westside Drive-In. Originally built in 1957 and opened by Ralph Caskey, it survived the decades and in…

Overall view of the Perish Motel" a Googie style sign reads "Perish Motel TV" in red and white with a large white arrow pointing toward the rooms.

One-of-a-Kind Roadside Sights from Oregon, Idaho & Utah

June 9, 2023, 3 Comments

After Nevada, we continued briefly into Oregon before arriving at our destination of Idaho. While visiting with my mother, we still took some time to drive around and I found so many great signs and more! After wrapping up our visit, we drove into Utah before eventually arriving in Vegas. So today I bring you…

Myself walkings through the lobby wearing a white peasant top with floral embroidery and blue jeans.

Inside Boise’s Enchanting Egyptian Theatre

June 7, 2023, 1 Comment

While Idaho is known for its potatoes, it has so much more to offer, including one of the best examples of Egyptian revival style architecture, Boise’s Egyptian Theatre, which has been entertaining audiences for almost 100 years. A product of the Egyptian craze that swept the world after the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in…

I Brake for Vintage Neon

April 20, 2017, Leave a Comment on I Brake for Vintage Neon

Throughout our entire trip there was lots of yelling “I’m pulling over!” or “Pull over!” depending on who was driving. Sometimes it was quite frantic. I have been called “dramatic” at times. But I just can’t help myself when I see a good vintage neon sign! And boy were there a lot of good ones!…

Abandoned along the Highway

April 19, 2017, 4 Comments

As mentioned in my post about Rock-a-Hoola, I love photographing abandoned locations, and we stumbled upon quite a few during our road trip, dotted in between tiny towns, and miles of fields. So here is quite the picture heavy post of what happens when buildings get left behind… The next 11 photos are from what remains…

Warhawk Air Museum

September 13, 2011, 1 Comment

Yesterday I returned from Idaho after visiting for my grandmother’s services. The weekend included going through my grandmother’s belongings, sorting items to be donated, and ones that I, my mother, my aunt or my cousin wanted. The amount I ended up taking home proved to be quite a lot, and thus had to be shipped. …