pic: South of the Border

[Barry Bonzack]

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[i like dirt]

Ahh yes. Good ol South of the Border, the signs with Pedro entertain you the entire way there. Although the giant chickens are a little creepy. lol

[artdutra04]

Pedro says...
Everybody's a weiner at South of the Border!
228 miles

If you've ever driven along I-95 through North and South Carolina, you'll know what how insane their billboards are..

[KenWittlief]

do they still sell fireworks there?

[Starke]

It is hard to tell but that picture almost looks photo-shopped

[Mike Schroeder]

No, No its not photoshopped that just what South of The Border Looks like, Have you ever seen the Movie the Langoliers, its like that, everything south of the border is just stale




(with that statement i may have just started the 2nd Civil War (unless you think it hasn't ended yet))

[KathieK]

South of the Border is a must-see for anyone traveling the east coast by car.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by KathieK

South of the Border is a must-see for anyone traveling the east coast by car.

I would've loved to stop there...unfortunately team 1676 didn't when we traveled to Palmetto (from NJ) and my parents didn't stop when we drove to Daytona two weeks later. That was a lot of driving...

The Canuck

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

do they still sell fireworks there?

Yep.

[Rosiebotboss]

Originally Posted by KathieK

South of the Border is a must-see for anyone traveling the east coast by car.

Why?? I can get better hot dogs at Coney Island Lunch in Worcester. (They are the BEST)

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Billfred

Yep.

I am amazed by your restraint, Billfred. Most SC folks have formed strong opinions regarding SoB.

My parents grew up in Darlington. I went to HS in Florence, just a half hour down I-95 from South of the Border. Let's just say most of my neighbors did not consider the place a source of regional pride.

[JaneYoung]

I'm getting a little confused.
Why is there a hotdog stand in front of a sombrero tower and it is called South of The Border?

Are there ever any Mariachis?
Jane

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Jane

I'm getting a little confused.
Why is there a hotdog stand in front of a sombrero tower and it is called South of The Border?

Are there ever any Mariachis?
Jane

This link may help clear up your confusion, Jane. There may have been Mariachis at some point in the history of this unsightly roadside attraction, but I've never seen them.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Richard

I am amazed by your restraint, Billfred. Most SC folks have formed strong opinions regarding SoB.

Well, I'm about two hours removed from where I-95 meets North Carolina, a route that I've never driven personally until I went to Duel on the Delaware. (I've been in the car on family trips and the like as a youngster, but I usually find myself taking I-95 South to go to all of the various Florida events.) Somehow, I managed to avoid actually pulling off the road for some twenty years, until a certain nut case in an umbrella hat suggested it.

And sadly, it does seem like the reports at the bottom of that roadsideamerica.com article have some truth to them--the place does seem a little rough around the edges. Might be the end-of-summer slump (and we didn't really do much while there), but I can't say for sure.

[Cynette]

Originally Posted by KathieK

South of the Border is a must-see for anyone traveling the east coast by car.

With all the "see the sites" threads we've been having these days, its almost as if we need a new category of "FIRST Site-Seeing Locations," or "FIRST Travel and Tourism."

I want a database... team XXX is located in City,State and here are the best things to see when you go to visit them.

A sombrero on a tower on the NC / SC border, who would have thought!?!