The Gemini Giant, a Muffler Man in Wilmington, Illinois (photo by Studiofox/Wikimedia) The United States was invaded by hundreds of giants in the 1960s and 70s. Fiberglass Muffler Men standing between ...

Dressed in a silver space helmet and lime green jumpsuit, the Gemini Giant used to guard the Launching Pad Drive-In like a ...

A sinkhole opened up on the front lawn of a home in Highland City this weekend. Read full article: MCO or OIA? How do you refer to Orlando International Airport, and which way is correct? A look ...

ESCONDIDOESCONDIDO — The national program “Sunday Morning” on CBS broadcast a piece last Sunday on the restoration of giant “Muffler Men,” those roadside figures of advertising kitsch that appear in ...

The big man's head landed several blocks away, but the arm is still missing The big man is gone, decapitated in the winds of Hurricane Isaac, his right arm blown off, and, as of Monday, still missing.

A newly reopened Route 66 service station will soon feature a treasured friend that shares a history with The Mother Road. Gearhead Curios, a gift shop in Galena, Kansas, will unveil a 22-foot Muffler ...

Everybody has hobbies. Mine often center around places and things encountered on road trips. I search out, accumulate and visit state capitals, Dale Chihuly glass, DUCK boat rides, the highest points ...

If you lived in Macon between the late 1960s and 1980s, you may have noticed a 20-foot-tall fiberglass cowboy towering over local businesses, blotting out the sun and greeting customers. After a ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Route 66, the original national highway in the U.S., marks its 100th anniversary in 2026. As part of an early celebration, a stop in Kansas is paying homage to one of the road’s ...

The former Muffler Man building on Center Avenue in Moorhead is undergoing a remodeling, as seen in this image taken on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.