If you get Bizarre Foods, check out their Memphis episode.

Good God! Why would you ever eat at McDonald's when In-N-Out is everywhere? Buy a few t-shirts at the corp office and marvel at how no matter where you go when you get back home, somebody will ask you if there is an In-N-Out nearby.

If that's your thing, do it. Gas is stupid cheap right now.

I know you said you weren't into museums, but I enjoyed the museums more than anything else when we were there.

Eat at the food trucks. That's New York.....

Maybe they thought you said Philly?

Any pics of the plunger?

As well you should. I officially withdraw my request to see the plunger.

Aww man! Take your daughter to a museum please. I recommend The American Museum of Natural History. I could have spent a couple days in that place.

Only if she says so.....

Time for another squatty potty lesson on ideal bowel movement position....

So why are the seats black? Is the thinking "if I can't see any 'stuff' on the toilet seat, it must be clean"?

Wow! I guess I'll stop bitchin' about my $200 Universal annual pass.

$10 is still a bit rich for me. Take a family and poof! there goes $40 or $50. Universal Orlando is a great deal. They used to offer buy a year get a year free, but there is so much more to do now. I don't feel bad about it. The concerts alone are worth it.

We rarely do Disney as it ain't cheap and really not as good as Universal IMO. But the best time to do it is when they are doing Very Merry Christmas. It's a not so secret secret they will let you in if you show up a few hours before it is supposed to start. Once it does start they kick everyone else out of the park. You can ride everything you wanted to ride in just a few hours. Before and after ride the monorails and check out all their hotels' Christmas decorations. It's about the only time Disney truly seems magical to me.

As crazy as $40 for a t-shirt sounds. I wear the shi* out of a good t-shirt that I like.

To get the full experience you should either run into someone or block their way, or maybe go back and forth way too many times attempting to turn around. A young child hanging dangerously off of it works too. Bonus points if you are wearing something with the Confederate flag or *ote for *rump!

If you had a confused look while doing it, I'll count it

Organized Crime....

Usually the fancier the sign, the shittier the BBQ. Best pulled pork I ever had was at a very nondescript roadside place in Hiawassee Georgia many years ago. It was a real mom and pop sort of place. Went back there a couple years ago and somebody bought it and put up a fancy sign. They didn't even have pulled pork on the menu. You could order chopped pork though. There is a difference that I'm not sure those folks up north are aware of based on those pics you posted. You'll understand when you get to Tennessee.

Stay on the Interstate through West Virginia or at least watch Deliverance so you know what to do in a worst case scenario.

I bet you will see lots of "Faces of Meth" billboards and will be asked more than once"You ain't from around here are ya?"

Lighten up! Simply lighthearted comments. On a serious note, while it can be beautiful, Southern West Virginia is a backwater of backwaters. The #1 industry is coal (there really isn't a #2) and coal is quite dead. Drug abuse is rampant. I don't know if you will see those Meth billboards in the north, but you sure as hell see them in the south. I last visited roughly 10 years ago and it is not the West Virginia of childhood memory that's for sure.

Back to lightheartedness, the further south you go , the better it gets.

Breakfast is my favorite meal at Cracker Barrel. The nice thing is you can order something simple and small or you can go full Country Boy and that will probably be your last meal of the day ;-D

You gonna go to Huddle House for the first time, you gotta order some fried chicken livers and gizzards.

If you get bored with Gatlinburg, checkout Helen, GA. It's a little bit of a drive but not too bad. Kinda modeled after an Alpine Village. We sometimes rent a cabin in the area. You can go tubing, play some Bingo, drink some beer, and eat German food.

Be careful. Some of the Pinside citizens of Alabama feel a civic duty to defend their brethren states. You may soon be accused of being a douchebag. Isn't that right BoozeMarlin? Or is RotorDave too cool for that? Sorry to muddy the thread. Think I've had one too many gluten free beers.

The weather is freaking awesome right now. Enjoy cause it's about to get hot and humid.

Sure as hell beats walking.....

I'm about to renew my annual pass and then not go for roughly 3 or 4 months. Believe me I know.....

King Kong is next for us and I wouldn't be surprised to see something Walking Dead related afterwards. I think my annual pass is ~$100 more than it was just a few years ago, but for all they give you, no complaints from me. Hell, I get to see Ed for practically free once a year and he sings to me! Can't beat that!