Just another leisurely airborne Sunday drive through the desert...

SUBMITTED BY: Lisa and John Sarick   LOCATION: Joshua Tree, California (2008)

This airborne antique convertible will never be confused with the Dukes of Hazzard‘s General Lee, but it’s where Lisa and John fell in love: Spin and Margie’s Desert Hideaway, “part boutique Inn, part Mexican hacienda and part artist’s palette.”

Not sure any of those yuppie adjectives are even necessary. Owners Mindy Kaufman and Drew Reese had us at “hello” with their snazzy graphics.

Click on the pic to take a spin with Spin & Margie at the entrance of Joshua Tree National Park.

Yes, graphic design and font choice is our number one criteria in choosing lodging.  But back to Lisa.

“I have been meaning to email this to you for-EVER!” she writes. “This is my husband John and me before we were married back when I would do silly things like this for him. He likes this stuff. He hasn’t gotten me into an Old Tyme Photo yet though!”

Hey Lisa, thanks for thinking of us, and please don’t stop humoring your husband. Tacky Tourist poses are the secret to a long marriage!

(Lisa Sarick is a minister-mom-teacher-counselor from upstate New York who shares her adventures on her Harmony blog)

Vermont's largest Basin Harbor Adirondack Chair resides on Lake Champlain. (Click the picture to learn how BHC chairs differ from regular Adirondacks).

SUBMITTED BY: Ursula K.   LOCATION: Lake Champlain, Vermont (2011)

Oh yes, there’s been a century-long battle to claim the World’s Largest Chair, a virtual arms race amongst fake oversized furniture makers.  Gardner, Massachusetts, aka “The Chair City,” has been making grown tourists look like Munchkins since at least 1910, based on this vintage postcard.

According to Roadside America, there are rival World’s Biggest Chairs in North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, Alabama, Mississippi and Italy.

But in Vermont, this Adirondack chair is Queen, serving as the perfect billboard to sell “mini” ones that will better fit your tush.

(Ursula K. is a prolific Tacky Tourist Photos contributor with a passion for fiberglass cows).

Ever see an Armadillo with Texas longhorns?

SUBMITTED BY: Brian Henderson   LOCATION: Houston, Texas (2011)

The shiny mascot of Goode’s Armadillo Palace — a local BBQ and music joint — looks sweet and innocent by day. But after nightfall, it turns evil. Be forewarned!

The eyes really glow -- this is not the "red-eye" effect from bad flash photography!

(Brian Henderson is a photojournalist with an appetite as huge as the Golden Gate Bridge.)

One of the strengths of "The Simpsons" is its phenomenal supporting cast. We're disappointed that this Nova Scotian lawn does not pay tribute to Apu the Kwikie Mart owner, Troy McClure the infomercial king, or even Police Chief Wiggum!

SUBMITTED BY: Robert Warner   LOCATION: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (2009)

Nothing brightens up a Canadian roadtrip adventure more than seeing American cultural imperialism smiling from the natives’ lawns.

Chances of an adult woman living in this house: ZERO. Otherwise this guy’s Simpsons fetish would be channeled through a few figurines in the recreation room or basement.

We love the cash box on the lawn asking for public funding.

And why is Milhouse (creepy kid with glasses on left) appearing to do the happy Peanuts/Snoopy dance?

EXCLUSIVE LANDSCAPING ADVICE FROM A REAL-LIFE SIMPSONS ARTIST!

John Krause, the prop design lead artist for “The Simpsons Movie,” is the guy who draws Lisa’s saxophone, Homer Simpson’s frosted donuts, Reverend Lovejoy’s Bible and virtually every product on the shelves of Springfield’s Kwik-E-Mart.

He also sometimes draws Itchy and Scratchy’s wounded internal organs!

Here’s what he had to say about this Simpsonian landscaping:

“Love it! I wish this guy was my neighbor!!!!

I’d have to tell him (perhaps after a few beers) that I’d like to see the characters interacting more. Everyone seems isolated and alone.”