Lincoln Highway fans also love everything related to signs and roadside attractions during a road trip. You won’t be disappointed during the 2026 LHA national conference. First stop could be catching a selfie with Reddy Kilowatt in the lobby of the York County History Center Museum in York. Reddy stood tall along Market Street (Lincoln Highway) for decades and now is restored for your enjoyment. While there either visit the gift shop for a Reddy souvenir or take a guided tour of one of the best new museums in the United States. There is limited free public parking behind the museum for visitors.
Ghost signs are another popular attraction. Some of are favorites are the Mail Pouch and Totem Pole Playhouse barn signs along the Lincoln Highway near Caledonia and across US 30 from the popular roadside attraction Mister Ed’s Elephant Museum. Here’s what it looked like in 1983 captured by David Allen. Another popular ghost sign is at the train tracks in Thomasville. Finally, we are thinking about creating a Burma Shave style sign for along the Lincoln Highway in front of the Lincoln Highway Cattle Company to greet conference travelers.
As far as road side “giants” we have some that you’ll want to check out. First, the Turkey Hill Experience in Columbia greets you with a giant cow! Come inside, tour and taste some delicious ice cream. North of York, you’ll see the York Barbell sign towering over the museum and interstate. West of York along the Lincoln Highway you can pull in and check out the Martin’s Potato Chip giant kettle. After taking a photo sneak into their factory outlet and enjoy some delicious snacks.
Pennsylvania isn’t home to many “Paul Bunyan” style giants but one stands tall near the Lincoln Highway known as the Greensburg Muffler Man. A description of him and other PA giants is available here.
We can’t stop visiting signs without checking out the newly restored and renovated neon signs at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum in York. Here you’ll see both the Modernaire Motel neon sign that stood along the Lincoln Highway for decades and the original Lee’s Diner neon sign that beaconed travels along the Lincoln Highway west of York. Both neon signs remind us of a different time when two lane roads were the busiest and best. What’s your favorite Lincoln Highway sign?
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