AppLink Apps
Roadside America
This abstract provides an overview of the features and benefits of the Roadside America app. The app offers users the opportunity to discover and explore unusual and funny places along highways in the United States and Canada. With a selection of seven oddity-rich regions to choose from, users can purchase additional regions or access all remaining regions for a nominal fee.
The app includes curated content from the roadside attraction experts at Roadside America, featuring fun stories, unique photos, and tipster reports to guide users to less traveled places just off the next exit. Users can easily find nearby oddities on a map, drop pins to reveal what's ahead, and search for attractions by name, address, or city. More than 70 themes are available to explore, ranging from atomic and music to crime and celebrities.
In addition to planning road trips and discovering new attractions, the app offers entertainment through amusing stories by Roadside America authors and useful eyewitness tips from fellow travelers. Users can also view photos, maps, directions, addresses, and hours of operation for attractions, as well as call attractions directly from within the app. The app also includes a feature that allows users to submit tips and photos of oddball and unique discoveries for possible inclusion in the app.
Road trip tools are provided to enhance the overall user experience. Users can send attraction locations to popular routing apps, mark attractions as saved or visited, and export/import this information to a second device. Additionally, users can support the app by providing feedback or contacting the support team through the app or website.
Overall, the Roadside America app is a comprehensive and entertaining tool for travelers looking to explore the quirky and unconventional attractions that can be found along highways in the United States and Canada.