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"Yeah, but it's a dry landmark!" Stops along Arizona highways,
by Chris Epting

I am writing this from room 326 of the Hampton Inn on North Scottsdale Road in Tempe, Arizona. What brings me to Tempe is baseball's spring training season (our favorite annual family getaway) and a few book signings for Roadside Baseball.

I am also in town for the launch of a brand new, Web-based, free road trip planning tool sponsored by the Hampton Inns motel chain. "Hidden Landmarks" is an interactive pop culture database that allows users to easily navigate specific topics and regions, explore themed "Road Trips" and lots more. While a number of the locations in the database can also be found in my books James Dean Died Here, Roadside Baseball and the soon-to-be-released Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here, there are hundreds of new ones from baseball to movies to offbeat Americana. For the first time ever, you can access the full realm of American Pop Culture from your computer.

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