Roadside America

Roadside America

Guide to offbeat attractions

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category
price
$2.99
Reviews
4.7 (2K)
United States United States
Description
Guide to offbeat attractions
App includes 1 region you choose from 7 oddity-rich U.S./Canada regions. Purchase more ($1.99/region) or all remaining regions ($6.99 more). The roadside attraction gurus at Roadside America have spent decades exploring the weird, amusing wonders on America’s highways. The app puts that expertise at your fingertips for your own adventures. Roadside America's fun stories, unique photos, and tipster reports guide you to less traveled places just off the next exit. 

App includes your choice of one permanent U.S./Canada region (see region states list below*). Optional in-app purchases require sign-up for a Roadside America account to unlock more or all regions ("All Access"). 

• Car & Driver: "All the Route 66–type classics, from neon signs to 25-foot-tall muffler men." • Popular Science: “This Holy Grail of road-trip apps has all the features you could want from a directory of the country’s quirkiest and most eclectic attractions.” • Thrillist: "An absolute must for fans of animatronic roadside dinosaurs and kitschy rest stops."
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 DISCOVER UNUSUAL AND FUNNY PLACES ALONG THE HIGHWAY
 
- "World’s Largest" and smallest sights
- Strange museums, graves, statues, Muffler Men
- Bizarre architecture, obscure history
- Route 66 sights, tourist traps, odd theme parks
- Mystery spots, gravity hills, caves, unnatural wonders

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SEE WHAT'S UP THE ROAD

- Check map for nearby oddities, drop a pin revealing what's ahead.
- Add Start and End city to reveal a string of possibilities along the route.
- Search by attraction name, address, or browse by city.
- Explore 70+ themes: Atomic, Music, Celebrities, Tech, Crime, more!

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PLAN A TRIP - OR JUST LAUGH

- Read amusing stories by Roadside America authors, and useful eyewitness tips by travelers.
- View photos, maps and directions, addresses, hours. Call attractions.
- Help investigate "research" attraction targets we think have potential!
- Filter Editors' Ratings to focus on must-sees in your vicinity.

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USE ROAD TRIP TOOLS

- Send attraction location to Maps or other popular routing apps
- Mark Saves and Been Theres to view on a list/map. Or filter-hide to only see the unexplored!
- Export/Import your Saves and Been Theres to a 2nd device
- Submit Tips and your photos on oddball and unique discoveries to our editors for possible inclusion. 

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SUPPORT

FAQs (inc. how to Restore regions for new/reset device): 
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/mobile/roadside/ios/faq

For region activation issues, please contact us via app: More, Feedback or the website 
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/mobile/

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* REGIONS: HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR IN-APP PURCHASE(S)

When first launching app, select your one permanent region (see included states, below). You can later make in-app purchases to permanently unlock more regions. All Access unlocks all remaining regions. Register a Roadside America user account for purchased region access recovery (Restore) on new/reset/2nd devices.

- NORTHEAST: Delaware, DC, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- SOUTHEAST: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
- MIDWEST: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
- SOUTHWEST: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
- NORTHWEST: Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming
- CALIFORNIA: California, Alaska, Hawaii
- CANADA: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, PEI, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Family Share works for basic app; additional region access requires separate accounts and in-app purchases by each user.
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Accurate!

I love this app that my grandson found! We now explore nearby sites but off the main drag that offer art, history and more with little or no inconvenience. Love it!

GrammieNCFri, Mar 29, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Trying to access

I opened the app and selected region of interest and then nothing. Can’t post for or access anything. Just stuck on opening page. What a bust

MicMinnemanTue, Mar 19, 2024
United StatesUnited States

It's not just one purchase, FYI

I was looking forward to using this app as we traveled cross-country. After buying it, I learned that I would have to pay extra ($6.99 per region) to access content outside my "home region." It annoyed me that this fee info was not shared up front. I decided to wait and see how the first region went before buying more. The app had good features like site ratings (because there are a lot of "junk" sites in it, that might not be worth driving out of the way for) or the ability to enter a route to see sites along the route. But we ended up not going to look for anything. It seems like part of the joy of travel is what you discover along the way. A field of giant tires is super fun if you discover it, but not if you read about it on an app and go looking for it, just to snap a photo. I realized Roadside American works better for me as a record of sites and not as a plan of where to go. We did not use the app at all.

EphemerilyThu, Sep 28, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Numerous

There are so many obscure interesting places and sites to see in this app. Absolutely amazing. Thank you

Teb53Sat, Sep 9, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Best way to travel

This is the best app to make a family road trip wacky fun! Whether it’s the shoe shaped house or Captain Kirk’s future birthplace, the most humdrum trip is so much better with a few mind bending stops.

C wanderSat, Sep 9, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Fun, but hard to find everything!

I really enjoy the amount of attractions offered, but it’s very difficult to make sure I don’t miss anything interesting. I would LOVE if you would make the map work so that when I scroll around, it shows all the attractions. Having to push the “show attractions in this area” only shows attractions local to the center of the screen, and I miss many. It would also really help to open the app and have the map appear directly. I would also like a search function. If, for example, I want to find all the Bigfoot-themed attractions on the app, there’s no way to do so. :(

First time runner.Mon, Aug 14, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Best App for travel

We’ve used this app for years while traveling around the US. We’ve seen so many neat, unique things because of Roadside America. The app is easy to search, the information and pictures about each place make them easy to find. With this app are able to appreciate each location even more. We recommend Roadside America to everyone we talk to about travel.

Boberino99876Fri, Aug 4, 2023
United StatesUnited States
Download & Revenue
DOWNLOAD 2.1KMar 2024Worldwide
REVENUE$2.9KMar 2024Worldwide
download revenue
About
Bundle Id
com.thisexitllc.roadsideamerica
Min Os. Version
12.3
Release Date
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
Update Date
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Content Rating
9+
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
5.35MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
Yes
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English
Featured
Apr 19, 2024
Apps
Top Paid
6th
Apr 18, 2024
Apps
Top Paid
8th
Apr 17, 2024
Apps
Top Paid
7th
What's New
version
2.5
updated
10 months ago
- Fixed region unlock/restore bug
- Increased On Route to 1,000 mi. max
Top In-App Purchases

Name

Price

All Access
$6.99
US Access (v1.0-1.3)
$5.99
US - Southeast
$1.99
US - Southwest
$1.99
US - Midwest
$1.99
US - Northeast
$1.99
US - Northwest
$1.99
US - California
$1.99
Canada
$1.99
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