Now that's funny don't care who you are....

redneck anyone?

As a single mother of 3, I work 2 jobs all year so I can take my kids to South Of The Boarder. We drive down from Baltimore, blow about 4 hundred dollars on stuff
then head home that night. We dearly love the place.

This is the stupidest thing I have read against SOTB. I was a haz-mat truck driver tanker and like cinthy , it was a (AND HOPE STILL IS) great place to lose yor mind and have some fun, 4 diff. resteraunts and a nice clean motel to get out of the truck. NO it is not the Fountian Blue but a place to go and not act stodgie, whimsical and fun loving.. Gravytrain5747..After haz mat acc. had to retire

We stopped at South of the border when driving home from Ft.Myers,Fl. in 2002. It's not what it's cracked up to be. It is indeed a tourist trap stop. Half of the attractions were run down or closed. With all the signs on I-95 north, we just had to see what it was all about. I don't think we'll stop there again.

I have visited there on the way to Charleston. Kind of dumpy.

I've got some bad news for you! Years ago when I was driving my Father to my new duty station at Hunter Army Air Field, we stopped at "SOUTH of THE BORDER!" We were decoy'd in by the many, many, road signs, but I must admitt, it looks allot better than it did in 1981! It needed a wall to wall paint job then, and was really dirty!

We have stopped there in the past the food it just HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!! The camp ground was clean and ok as we had our own toy hauler. The pool in the motel was ok and did refresh us after a long day on the road. I think it was probably ok in it's hay day BUT needs to be up graded to the standards of today. Not will to stay there again.

South of the Border was established many years ago, possibly as early as the 'forties, certainly by the early 'sixties. I remember taking a car trip with my family from NJ to Fla. in 1967. There were billboards all along I-95, with the garrish Mexican motiff, announcig how many mies to South of the Border, and featuring silly puns like "Weather report: Chilli today, hot tamale,." They were amusing, and helped pass the long drive. I think they went up north as far as New England and as far south as Miami. The place was established just south of the NC-SC line, not for the sale of fireworks, but of alcohol. The states, especially in the South, all had different laws regulating the sale of alcohol, and North Carolina's were actually stricter than S. Carolkina's (which were peculiar enough). The positioningoif the place just south of the line gave rise to the Mexican theme. The owners wielded such political clout that they were able to influence the routing ot I-95 to go right near them.

Nice. That sounds like fun.
Back in the day, say early to late 60's, this place
also was the only place to play slot machines on 95.
The Casino was the building in front of the first
sovenier shop. It was kinda neat as a kid of 12 with
the family and reading all of the signs that led to and from
the place.

A great marketing tool at the time. The most effective billboard
campaign I ever saw.

Today, it is a relic of things past. Something to
make fun of apparently by someone who did not
bother to look into the history of things odd, and out of
the ordinary. Pitty.

I stayed there last year and it was A dirty filthy place to stay. The room's have not been updated for at least 30 years or more. The place is a pig sty ""NO"" it is to run down and dirty for pigs to stay in. I wanted my $$$ returned but the lady at the desk said that it was not possable. I had a choice to stay or go but I was not getting any refund.I used to stay there a lot back in the 1970's and it was a great place back then. Now they just put all of their money into billboards and don't spend a single dime on maintenance or cleaning supply's. The rooms are just a crappy rundown dirty dump.

South of the Border has been an American Highway attraction since the freeway system was established during the late 1950's. It is an amazing place for hystracial stuff. It is beyond editorializing and must be enjoyed as a piece of americana. Viva....South of the Border.....I wouldn't feel like I was traveling to Florida if I couldn't stop and see Pedro!

This story teller seems more of a winy sissy than anything else,You know the type
The kind to go to Disney and find everything wrong with it.Just shut up already .

When iwas stationed at Bragg we would go down there on weekend passes

I was born and raised in Fayetteville, NC, about 45 minutes north of SOB. As teenagers, we would drive to SOB just to walk around and act the fool. We would even go as an evening date sometimes and just walk around, grab an ice cream, a couple of bumper stickers and a ride to the top of the sombrero. As I grew older we would go just to "get away for awhile" . And once I had a child, yes, I took him to see it too. The kids love it. Yes it's cheezy but it's part of the NC/SC heritage now. It used to be better and I've seen it in worse shape but it's there and it's whimsical. We would always love reading the signs when we would take trips to Myrtle Beach and back. It's not meant to be any more than it is. A whimsical pit stop along the highway. Just enjoy it and stop making fun of it. anrousse

Don't really care.

Why?!? Did pedro perform the service?

Cinthy -

How unique! You sound like a fun couple! I hope you will have a long and wonderful marriage. Also, it was a lot safer than those bungee jumping wedding couples, what are they thinking? They could have gone to South of the Border!

You know what? I loved South of the Border. All of you that think it is cheap and not worth the stop can just keep on driving next time. It is a fun and inexpensive place to stop with the kids and have a great time. What do you expect anyway? Get over yourself and enjoy the silly things once in awhile.