South of the Border Not Down Mexico Way
@BelleStarr (61463)
United States
March 29, 2016 5:37pm CST
South of the Border is located at the border of North and South Carolina. It has been providing a place for weary travelers to rest and refresh for more than 50 years.
I personally have never stopped however I can't resist taking a picture of the big sombrero every time we drive by. It is "unique" is all I have to say. Do you have any "unique" attractions that you always notice but never visit?
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
hummmm well maybe next year I will get a chance to drive down there and see what it is!!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
@LadyDuck I am sure they have, how long ago was this that you saw it?
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@LadyDuck (503042)
• Italy
31 Mar 16
@BelleStarr I hope it's still there, many things have changed on the Irlo Bronson Memorial hwy.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
It has been around a long time and it looks tacky to me but I guess looks can be deceiving!!
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
30 Mar 16
@BelleStarr I know it was there the first time we went to Florida and that is over thirty years ago.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Mar 16
I have a photo of a big plastic shark in a roof..might put it on one day if I can.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Mar 16
@BelleStarr I have to figure out how to use this scanner first haha
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
lol Now that would be worth stopping to at least gawk at!! Do put it up, we will all enjoy it.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
How abut the big boot up at Freeport Maine at the LL Bean Outlet, I know that isn't New Hampshire but at least not too far!!
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
31 Mar 16
@BelleStarr yes,your right there.Also a American Indian Icon somewhere there
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
1 Apr 16
@amadeo personally I like the desert of Maine, what a cool place not a monument but cool none the less.
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
30 Mar 16
I actually have a client in North Carolina, who has been onto me for a visit.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
You would love North Carolina. Where exactly are they?
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
@Drosophila Yes it is a Durham suburb. Durham has a lovely art museum and lots of great food, they are very into the whole food truck thing. Duke University and the Duke family home are located there. It is a nice area.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
31 Mar 16
@BelleStarr Cary? (spell?).. never been myself
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
30 Mar 16
I have actually stopped there twice. Once to see the place and just last January I stopped and picked up a geocache that was placed there just under the big sombrero! I had to chuckle at your photo! There are quite a few interesting restaurants, stores and colorful giant animals all over. It's fun!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
lol One of these days I guess I will just have to stop and see what all the excitement is about!!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
30 Mar 16
@BelleStarr You usually have to make stops anyway, this was kind of a fun thing for me. Once I saw it, I was done until I noticed a geocache was placed there. Hence my second time in. We were always going to stop at Ruby Falls too, but never did.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
31 Mar 16
@Jeanniemaries Ruby Falls is along I-75 not I-95.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
1 Apr 16
Yes it is a piece of Americana that really harkens back to the days of the great American road trips.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
1 Apr 16
@BelleStarr yes it does! I remember going on vacations when I was young and seeing things like that where you would stop and take family pictures.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Mar 16
@BelleStarr , that is unique! Love the sombrero. We have a house that has been built to look like a UFO in one of our suburbs we always ride past. I never remember to take a picture of it. Too busy gawking!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
Now you are doing to have to remember to take a picture when you go by again, it will make an interesting post!!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
8 Apr 16
There are a bunch of casinos in our area and I've never been in any of them. I have been to Vagas and Reno and did go in several and even won money...
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
8 Apr 16
I am not much of a casino person, wee have them in Connecticut and I have been to Vegas too!!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
That is exactly what I thought which is why I don't stop but I guess I should at least once!! lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
Yes it is a unique tourist trap like many others around the country but still a bit of Americana!!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
Thank you, I am not sure I can really enjoy it but survive it is more like it. lol
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@madcrochetlab (275)
• United States
30 Mar 16
Hahaha! OMG - this makes me giggle because we have driven by this so many times when we drive down to Florida and I always want to stop in and take a peek but we never have. It also gets very built up because you see so many signs for it during the trip. It looks like it could be a fun place during the day but at night a bit creepy! :) Anyway, it was fun seeing this familiar site in your photo!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
I know I started watching the signs about 50 miles away, every few miles they have a sign warning it is coming in only 40 miles, 25 miles, 6 miles lol
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@madcrochetlab (275)
• United States
31 Mar 16
@BelleStarr I used to be able to count armadillo on the way to Florida after we got south of there, but now there are fences up, I suppose to protect them as well as to protect motorists. So now seeing those signs is my way of entertaining myself when we drive down! Also, there is that JR's place - Everything from brassieres to chandeliers! LOL! :D
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
I think that travel with children usually is that way, drive, stop, sleep repeat!! It is hard to miss that's for sure!!
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
31 Mar 16
@BelleStarr We were actually old enough to have enjoyed the trip, but sadly this was the year there was a massive snow storm in North Carolina, right around spring break. We got caught in a statewide emergency that closed all the roads, and had to be taken to emergency shelter. That kind of put us off our schedule, and my parents really pushed to get us to our destination. So no sight seeing along the way...
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@rebelann (117291)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Mar 16
I generally don't pay much attention to the buildings we have, but I do recall many decades ago that there was a round house everyone was intrigued with. Rumor had it that it was haunted but now I can't even remember where that house is or was.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 16
When Americans started taking to the roads after World War II many of these roadside attractions sprung up all over the country but few I think have survived.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
lol I know I think it every time I drive by here, next time I will plan a stop.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
30 Mar 16
You should stop at South of the Border at least once just to see what's there. I've been by it dozens of times and finally, about 12-15 years ago when the boys were still young enough to enjoy it, we stopped to check it out. It is a unique experience.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
8 Apr 16
I know that I should and maybe next time I will plan it so that I have the time..
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
lol No it didn't do its job, I was not in the mood for souvenirs but next time we will stop and look around as my friends tell me it is fun!!
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
30 Mar 16
I live in SC and have been there twice. It is just a money trap for tourists.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 16
lol Well then I didn't miss a thing, I would rather stop at a local attraction.
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