Roadsideamerica Scraper

RoadsideAmerica (roadsideamerica.com) is a directory of offbeat attractions, roadside landmarks, and quirky travel destinations across the US and Canada. This actor collects structured attraction detail data from RoadsideAmerica location and detail pages.

Introduction

The Roadsideamerica scraper starts from location or detail URLs, collects attraction detail pages, and extracts structured data such as title, story ID, city, state, address, directions, hours, phone, admission, rating, images, and full article text.

Use Cases

• Travel data aggregation: Build structured datasets of unusual attractions for apps, guides, and trip planning tools.
• Content research: Collect attraction descriptions, nearby places, and related links for editorial or tourism research.
• Destination analysis: Compare attraction density, types of places, and regional coverage.
• Lead enrichment: Add structured attraction metadata into internal databases or maps.

Input

Provide the following fields:

• startUrls (array, required): RoadsideAmerica location URLs or detail URLs.
• maxItems (integer, optional): Maximum number of detail items to extract per start URL.
• proxyConfiguration (object, optional): Apify proxy settings.

Notes:

• RoadsideAmerica pages used in this actor flow do not implement pagination.
• This actor does not paginate. It only processes detail links present on the provided page.
• maxItems limits how many detail URLs are queued per original start URL.

Input Examples

1) Start URLs

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.roadsideamerica.com/location/ca"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9233"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Output

Each dataset item contains fields like:

{
  "storyId": "9233",
  "title": "Tour-Thru Tree",
  "url": "https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9233",
  "metaDescription": "A living 800-year-old redwood you can drive thru for a few bucks.",
  "description": "At the northern end of the Redwood Country near Klamath, the Tour-Thru Tree ...",
  "city": "Klamath",
  "state": "California",
  "location": "Klamath, California",
  "venueName": null,
  "address": "430 CA Route 169, Klamath, CA",
  "directions": "Exit off US Hwy 101 just north of the Klamath River bridge...",
  "hours": "Daily: daylght hours. (Call to verify)",
  "phone": "707-482-5971",
  "admission": "$5 per car/truck; $3 per motorcycle",
  "raRatingLabel": "Major Fun",
  "raRatingValue": 4,
  "heroImageUrl": "https://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ca/CAKLAtourtree_dk5760.jpg",
  "images": [],
  "articleParagraphs": [],
  "articleText": "At the northern end of the Redwood Country near Klamath, the Tour-Thru Tree ...",
  "alsoSee": [],
  "moreInfoUrl": "https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/9233",
  "nearbyOffbeatPlaces": [],
  "regionPlaces": []
}

The scraper stops when maxItems is reached per start URL or when there are no more detail links on the source page. Since this flow does not have pagination, the actor does not continue to additional list pages.

Why use the Roadsideamerica Scraper?

• Focused: Built specifically for RoadsideAmerica location and attraction detail pages.
• Structured output: Produces clean JSON records for maps, analysis, and enrichment.
• Full article extraction: Captures long-form attraction description text, not only metadata.
• Per-URL limits: maxItems is enforced per start URL.
• Apify-native: Works with Apify datasets, request queue, and proxy configuration.

FAQ

• How many attractions can it extract?
  Controlled by maxItems per source URL.

• Can I start from a detail page directly?
  Yes. Detail URLs in /story/{id} format are supported.

• Does this actor paginate through multiple list pages?
  No. It extracts links available on the provided page and applies maxItems there.

• Do I need proxies?
  Not always, but proxies are recommended for larger runs and better reliability.

• What if RoadsideAmerica changes its HTML structure?
  The actor may require selector updates to keep extraction stable.

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Image Credit

Image credit: roadsideamerica.com.