Roadside America
What is Roadside America?
Roadside America is a Travel app that lists odd and offbeat U.S. And Canadian attractions such as museums, statues, Muffler Men, Route 66 sights, and mystery spots. It includes one region of your choice from seven, with stories, photos, maps, hours, and traveler tips for each place. Additional regions or All Access can be unlocked through in-app purchases, which require a Roadside America account.
Pricing. Roadside America is $3.99 to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Planning a road trip along Route 66 or other highways
- Finding quirky stops like giant statues or roadside dinosaurs
- Browsing odd attractions in one U.S. Or Canadian region
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Why this app is in C tier
Roadside America scores 67 out of 100: rating 93, rating count 74, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and C tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
App includes 1 region you choose from 7 oddity-rich U.S./Canada regions. Purchase more individually or remaining regions (All Access). The roadside attraction gurus at Roadside America spent decades exploring weird, amusing wonders on America’s highways. The app puts their expertise at your fingertips for your own adventures. Roadside America's stories, unique photos, and tipster reports guide you to less traveled places just off the next exit. App includes your choice of 1 permanent U.S./Canada region (see region states list below*). In-app purchases require sign-up for a Roadside America account to unlock more or all regions ("All Access"). •Car & Driver: "All the Rt 66 - type classics, from neon signs to 25-foot-tall muffler men." •People Jul '24/Shay Spence: "Put in your route and it populates the kitschiest, coolest spots along the way." •Popular Science: “Holy Grail of road-trip apps.” •Thrillist: "Absolute must for fans of animatronic roadside dinosaurs and kitschy rest stops." ____________________________ DISCOVER UNUSUAL AND FUNNY PLACES - "World’s Largest and Smallest sights - Museums, graves, statues, Muffler Men - Bizarre architecture, obscure history - Route 66
Compare in Local Discovery
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | C | C | C |
| Score | 67 / 100 | 67 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.6 ★ | 4.7 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Ratings | 2.5K | 2.9K | 24.4K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | — | 2.3 ★ · 10 reviews |
| Last update | 9d ago | 20d ago | 2099d ago |
| Price | $3.99 | Free | Free download |
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See all 13 ›Questions about Roadside America
What do I get for the price?
The app includes one permanent region of your choice from seven U.S. And Canada regions. Other regions can be bought individually, or All Access unlocks all remaining regions. The listing does not state individual region prices.
Do I need an account to use the app?
The listing says in-app purchases require sign-up for a Roadside America account to unlock more or all regions. It also says registering an account helps recover purchased region access.
Can I plan a route with it?
You can add start and end cities to reveal attractions along the route, send attraction locations to Maps or other routing apps, and mark places as Saves or Been Theres, with iCloud sync or export and import.
Is Roadside America free?
No. Roadside America is $3.99 to download.
What is Roadside America good for?
Roadside America is built for planning a road trip along route 66 or other highways, finding quirky stops like giant statues or roadside dinosaurs, browsing odd attractions in one U.S. or canadian region. It sits in the local discovery list on AppTierList.
Is Roadside America worth it?
Roadside America is C tier, ranked #10 of 14 local discovery apps with a score of 67 out of 100, from a 4.6 App Store rating across 2,456 ratings. 9 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Roadside America compare to Places2Play?
Roadside America is C tier at 67; Places2Play is C tier at 67. They score the same. Roadside America is $3.99 to download, Places2Play is free, with no in-app purchases.
How often is Roadside America updated?
Roadside America was updated 9 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Local Discovery
- Tier
- C (Situational)
- Score
- 67 / 100
- Rank in list
- #10 of 14
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
- Price
- $3.99 (USD)
- App Store rating
- 4.6 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 2,456
- Current version
- (9 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Travel
- Good for
- Planning a road trip along Route 66 or other highways, Finding quirky stops like giant statues or roadside dinosaurs, Browsing odd attractions in one U.S. Or Canadian region
- Requires
- iOS 16.0 or later
- Size
- 7 MB
- Age rating
- 9+
- Languages
- 1
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
Ranking refreshed · how it is computed