Recently I had a Mom and me day, and we went to Hot Sam’s Antiques to look at, and photograph some off the wall stuff. It was our second time going there, and we just love it. If old crazy junk, and/or photography is your thing, we highly recommend it! Seriously, where else are you greeted at the entrance by a giant shutterbug?
Probably the scariest thing we stumbled upon was this weird alien waiting for his UFO ride to pick him up. He had no time for me, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to hang around when that thing landed!
This farmer was a real friendly dude! Poor guy won’t get far in this old run down truck!
I came across this real quack ofΒ guy who claims to be a famous duck named Donald. I’m not buying his story!
This lion was real friendly, and smart too lying on a cool rock in the shade. It was warm out!
Don’t ask me what kind of a guy this metal one was. I think his metal derriere would be rusted onto the truck if the flatbed wasn’t made out of wood!
Finally, I came upon this green fellow with his strange horse. They say their names are Gumby and Pokey. Sure, whatever! I found them both a bit off the wall, but they fit in with the rest of the place! Actually, Pokey seems to have the same issues with his back end as my sister Katie. Her back legs keep collapsing too, but she seems to be in much better overall shape!
Do you have any fun junk/antique places in your area? We just love roaming around when we find good ones!
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Emma that’s one of the bestest places I ever saw… and I want a ride with a fish on the wheel too… that looks stylish :o)
That was a real friendly fellow!
You are just the pretties girl ever, and I adore the photo with you and the lion. Cole at not afraid of color
Roar…I guess I best stick to howling. The lion was super cool.
My fave is the LION!! Woooo hooo!! All of those make for great photo ops!!!!! You have so many neat things near where you live!
We seem to stumble onto fun stuff which makes for good photo opps.
Love the pictures!
Thank you.
Emma, you are a stunning model. Loved all the pictures and your descriptions. My favorite was you and that lion. Thank you for sharing. XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
The lion was pretty cool and solid as a rock too!
Great post Emma! What a wild spot. So many funny pictures with off the wall guys!
It is a really cool spot to visit!
Mom remembers going there when she in Minnesota π π
My mom has lived in MN most of her life and only heard about it two years ago. It is fun and they change it up all the time too.
What a fun trip I am so jealous! Since Nashville we have not had any outings at all because of my stupid ACL. Well, I am feeling much better so hopefully we will have some fun soon. What a neat place! Love Dolly
We are always on outings it seems, not complaining, though. Sometimes just one of us, sometimes two. It is a lot of fun, so I hope you can start getting out again too.
I want to go there!! That place looks awesome. Our antique places around here are more “junk” than “fun”. Did they have any kooky dog houses, Emma?
No dog houses, just lots of old odd stuff, signs, cars, trucks, boats, campers, most are in staged settings, and they have two building with small stuff but we didn’t go in as Mom was afraid of my tail possibly damaging something.
Oh, my mom would be in heaven at such a place! She loves old and unusual things!
You and your parents would have a great time and get some great photos.
What a fun place to visit! Love the big camera!
We love finding weird stuff.
I LOVED seeing the picture of all the interesting things. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. I makes we wat to go on a road trip to Antique places.
It is a lot of fun. We have a lot more pics, but will post them another time as they are all different subjects.
Emily and I actually got married in a crazy/junk antique warehouse here in Chicago. Didn’t have to decorate a thing, the place was wild.
A lot of photographers come to this one for photo shoots, so they do charge if that is the purpose. We just pay a small fee for myself being a dog, but it is worth it. How fun to get married in such a place!
What a cool place, Emma! I especially love you with that lion. They wouldn’t let you take it home? It could sleep in your bed.
I have enough trouble with cat bro Bert in my bed!
What a crazy place! Perfect photo opts Emma!
Crazy fun, my kind of place exactly!
Love this, especially the alien! What a fun day! =D
It’s not every day one runs into an alien and a UFO!
Gumby and Pokey! Two of my absolute favorites – EVER!
My mom is a fan too. I found them a bit odd.
What a great place, Emma…Mama wishes we had a place like that near us!!!
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It’s a lot of fun. One never knows what one will find there either.
What a great place for photo-ops!
It is really perfect for photos!
How fun! I bet that trip was awesome.
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It was awesome and we can’t wait to go back again.
OMG! You go so many cool places!!!! That alien thing would have scared me too!
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We seem to have a knack for finding the odd/interesting places.
Dang, you even met Gumby, that’s impressive!
I know! Mom didn’t even know he was still wandering the planet!
What a fun trip!
Crazy fun with mom, there’s nothing better…except wabbits.
That place is so cool! We have never found one that has as much interesting stuff as that one. Gumby and Pokey….now they bring back some memories!
These photos are really just the tip of the iceberg! It is so fun to go there.
That looks like a fun outing! Love the lion pic the best. I’m pretty sure Rita would have been afraid of that alien! Probably best for us to steer clear of places like that. π
I’m pretty fearless, so I don’t mind seeing all the odd stuff!
haha I love the pictures! Where was this at? Looks like an awesome place to visit!
Sam’s antiques in Lakeville, MN. Crazy, fun spot!
Looks like fabulous fun!
What a great spot for a photo shoot, Emma! You found some real characters!
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They are just the beginning of all the stuff we saw. It is a huge place full of stuff.
Don’t let that UFO get you, Emma! We’ve been to antique stores but not junk stores before.
This place is kind of a combination as they have smaller household indoor items in two buildings as well.
We don’t have any fun places like this! We have indoor antique shops, but nothing outdoors where I could participate in the fun. Love the pictures!
It is fun and only open April through October.
What a great assortment of friends Emma. I Bet it would be fun to do your nose work there!
Never thought about that. It would be an awesome spot to do nose work!
MOL! WHta a cool trip with some weird but fun characters!
Odd can be good in an odd way π
What a fun place to explore.
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We really have a good time when we go there.
Oh Emma! Those are such fabulous pictures of you! You look absolutely stunning with the sun in your ears!!
But it’s too bad for us, because folks where I live gather up all the coolest junk and sell it to people who drive Ferraris so they can sell it for a bajillion dollars. I am so jealous of places that still have places like that.
This is a true junk yard/antique spot. Nothing fancy about it.
great photos. each one cuter than the last.
Oh, thank you.
Emma! This looks like the most fun day ever. You really met some characters though. I think the shiftiest of characters is probably that alien dude. I am with you, you gotta get out of there while the gettin’ is good. Strange stuff around those parts!
Tons of fun off the wall stuff to see there. We will be going back as there is far to much to capture on just one visit.
Can’t wait to see who you meet on the next visit!
There is always so many fun things to see and characters to meet. They are constantly changing it up too which makes it fun to go back again.
Wow! That’s a really fun store. It looks like it would be very amusing to walk through and see all of the interesting things. We don’t really have anything like that around here. We have antique stores, but due to Michigan’s crazy weather, everything has to fit inside the store.
Minnesota has even crazier weather! The place is only open April through October, and they have two buildings full of smaller stuff but Mom doesn’t take me in there as my tail may cause some damage she thinks. The things outside are well weathered which is part of the charm.
It looks like you had an incredible time – it’s really nice to have a Mommy / daughter day! The shutterbug, featured in the first photo, is such an original idea, I love it! The photo of you and the lion is also a great shot! I wish we had a similar place to explore!
It is a really great spot really for everyone. There are lots of families there too visiting fun stuff and taking photos.
We LOVE Gumby and Pokey. How cool that you found them after all this time!
They may have been lost for a long time, but they are back and well now!
I had a Gumby pencil holder when I was a kid…lol.
Mom had a rubber Gumby.
You always go to the coolest places. I need to get out more in my town to see what I can find π
You know, we really don’t go hunting for stuff, it just kind of falls at our feet. So far we are lucky. We love fun new places.
I like the lion best of all. You look great together!
The lion does seem to be the crowd favorite.
what a fun day, that would be a cool trip
It’s a real fun place.