Bessie The Traveling Cow
@bessiethecow.bsky.social
I'm a stuffed cow that has been traveling the globe since 1999. I will share one new adventure every day. Follow along!
This is a famous landmark just outside Detroit, MI. The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the United States Rubber Company for the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside Interstate 94 in Allen Park, MI. I saw it in 2023.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is a famous landmark just outside Detroit, MI. The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the United States Rubber Company for the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside Interstate 94 in Allen Park, MI. I saw it in 2023.
This is from my visit to Milwaukee, WI last March. The official name of this place is the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory. There are 2000 species housed in three giant domes. Based on the architecture, would it shock you to learn this place was constructed in the 1960's? No, probably not.
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is from my visit to Milwaukee, WI last March. The official name of this place is the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory. There are 2000 species housed in three giant domes. Based on the architecture, would it shock you to learn this place was constructed in the 1960's? No, probably not.
After all that humid tropical air last week, I really need the desert to dry me out! Unfortunately, I am not there - this photo from Phoenix, Arizona is from 2024. Nevertheless, I am thinking dry thoughts!
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
After all that humid tropical air last week, I really need the desert to dry me out! Unfortunately, I am not there - this photo from Phoenix, Arizona is from 2024. Nevertheless, I am thinking dry thoughts!
In 2015 I visited the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve in Northern California. During the 1870s the area was set aside as a natural park to preserve 805 acres of coast redwoods. It was taken over by the state in 1934. The place is beautiful and peaceful and you should visit if you can!
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In 2015 I visited the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve in Northern California. During the 1870s the area was set aside as a natural park to preserve 805 acres of coast redwoods. It was taken over by the state in 1934. The place is beautiful and peaceful and you should visit if you can!
Hanging out under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in 2019. I went to the top but I was too afraid to open my eyes!
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hanging out under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in 2019. I went to the top but I was too afraid to open my eyes!
I must have received my permission slip because I was finally able to visit Hogsmeade! This was actually from 2014 when I visited Universal Studios in Orlando. I love all the fake snow on the rooftops. Oh, and butterbeer. I loved the butterbeer too.
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I must have received my permission slip because I was finally able to visit Hogsmeade! This was actually from 2014 when I visited Universal Studios in Orlando. I love all the fake snow on the rooftops. Oh, and butterbeer. I loved the butterbeer too.
Looking out over the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee in 2001.
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Looking out over the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee in 2001.
I am home safe and sound from my vacation to Texas and a Caribbean cruise. Thank you to all who followed along. If you missed my adventures, simply scroll back through my timeline and check it out. I post one fresh adventure every day. Nov 13 was my 1 year anniversary on here without missing a day!
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I am home safe and sound from my vacation to Texas and a Caribbean cruise. Thank you to all who followed along. If you missed my adventures, simply scroll back through my timeline and check it out. I post one fresh adventure every day. Nov 13 was my 1 year anniversary on here without missing a day!
Hello from Texas (again)! I got off my cruise this morning and spent some time at the Johnson Space Center before heading to the airport. This a mockup of the space shuttle on top of the actual 747 that used to ferry them around the country when the shuttle program was active.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Hello from Texas (again)! I got off my cruise this morning and spent some time at the Johnson Space Center before heading to the airport. This a mockup of the space shuttle on top of the actual 747 that used to ferry them around the country when the shuttle program was active.
The final day of my cruise! I may be a traveling cow, but I’m ready to get home and put my hooves up for a bit. I got to hang out this morning with some other fake animals on board.
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The final day of my cruise! I may be a traveling cow, but I’m ready to get home and put my hooves up for a bit. I got to hang out this morning with some other fake animals on board.
Hola from Cozumel, Mexico! I’m on the back of this donkey and I’ve had so much tequila I don’t know if it’s a real donkey or not. Just kidding, no tequila for me, and it’s definitely a real donkey! Tomorrow we chill out at sea and Saturday back home, if my flight isn’t on the chopping block.
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hola from Cozumel, Mexico! I’m on the back of this donkey and I’ve had so much tequila I don’t know if it’s a real donkey or not. Just kidding, no tequila for me, and it’s definitely a real donkey! Tomorrow we chill out at sea and Saturday back home, if my flight isn’t on the chopping block.
The second stop of my cruise is the island of Roatan which is part of Honduras. I’m at the Carambola Chocolate Factory and yes it’s delicious! A very rainy day here so I tried to find some indoor activities and what’s better than sampling Chocolate?
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The second stop of my cruise is the island of Roatan which is part of Honduras. I’m at the Carambola Chocolate Factory and yes it’s delicious! A very rainy day here so I tried to find some indoor activities and what’s better than sampling Chocolate?
First stop on my cruise! Today I visited Chacchoben Mayan Ruins in Mexico. I was very patient to get this picture with no people in it!
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
First stop on my cruise! Today I visited Chacchoben Mayan Ruins in Mexico. I was very patient to get this picture with no people in it!
I’m on a ship sailing towards Mexico at the moment but here’s another picture I took on Saturday in Houston, Texas. This is on top of The Mount at the Hermann Park Conservancy.
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I’m on a ship sailing towards Mexico at the moment but here’s another picture I took on Saturday in Houston, Texas. This is on top of The Mount at the Hermann Park Conservancy.
My adventures will continue this week on a cruise! For now I am getting settled into my cabin and looking out at the Port of Galveston. Where am I going this week? You’ll have to come back daily to find out!
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My adventures will continue this week on a cruise! For now I am getting settled into my cabin and looking out at the Port of Galveston. Where am I going this week? You’ll have to come back daily to find out!
More Texas adventures for me today. I am now in Houston and had to spend a fraught hour inside Truth Barbecue. As a stuffed cow I am probably supposed to be against this sort of thing, but oh my did it smell good! Today was a very confusing day!
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
More Texas adventures for me today. I am now in Houston and had to spend a fraught hour inside Truth Barbecue. As a stuffed cow I am probably supposed to be against this sort of thing, but oh my did it smell good! Today was a very confusing day!
Do you remember the Alamo? I had to refresh myself on what all went down here before I headed to San Antonio to pay a visit today. I got here early enough to pose for a picture before the crowds descended.
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Do you remember the Alamo? I had to refresh myself on what all went down here before I headed to San Antonio to pay a visit today. I got here early enough to pose for a picture before the crowds descended.
Greetings from Austin, Texas! This was earlier today. Can you find me?? It’s my first time here. Quite a lovely place! They say it’s the live music capital of the world and I would believe it!
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Greetings from Austin, Texas! This was earlier today. Can you find me?? It’s my first time here. Quite a lovely place! They say it’s the live music capital of the world and I would believe it!
La Romana is a city on the Dominican Republic’s Caribbean coast and a gateway to nearby resort areas. Here I am inside Altos de Chavón, a re-created 16th-century Mediterranean village with artists' workshops. I visited in 2018. Early post today - I'm hitting the road for new adventures!
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
La Romana is a city on the Dominican Republic’s Caribbean coast and a gateway to nearby resort areas. Here I am inside Altos de Chavón, a re-created 16th-century Mediterranean village with artists' workshops. I visited in 2018. Early post today - I'm hitting the road for new adventures!
If you know you know...This picture was taken in 2021 inside a Twisters restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If you don't know, or you only kind of know, this is the filming location that doubled for the famous fictional chicken restaurant in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If you know you know...This picture was taken in 2021 inside a Twisters restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If you don't know, or you only kind of know, this is the filming location that doubled for the famous fictional chicken restaurant in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
Thinking of that time in 2019 I robbed the Louvre in Paris... Just kidding! I would never! I did get lost though.
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Thinking of that time in 2019 I robbed the Louvre in Paris... Just kidding! I would never! I did get lost though.
This is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH - the new class is inducted this weekend. Why Cleveland? Local disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll" and held the first rock concert there in 1952. I visited in 50 years later, in 2002.
November 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH - the new class is inducted this weekend. Why Cleveland? Local disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll" and held the first rock concert there in 1952. I visited in 50 years later, in 2002.
Tonight is Game 7 of the World Series, winner take all! The game is currently under way at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. I caught a game there myself back in 2011! I'm not a Blue Jays fan, but tonight I am. Always have to pull for the underdogs.
November 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Tonight is Game 7 of the World Series, winner take all! The game is currently under way at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. I caught a game there myself back in 2011! I'm not a Blue Jays fan, but tonight I am. Always have to pull for the underdogs.
Happy Halloween! Can anyone guess where I am? These are the famous "Exorcist steps" in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington DC. The steps were built in 1895 and made famous by the 1973 supernatural horror film The Exorcist. Luckily, I didn't fall, I just carefully posed. Stay safe everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Happy Halloween! Can anyone guess where I am? These are the famous "Exorcist steps" in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington DC. The steps were built in 1895 and made famous by the 1973 supernatural horror film The Exorcist. Luckily, I didn't fall, I just carefully posed. Stay safe everyone!
Tonight is all hallows' eve eve so get a good night sleep because tomorrow we wait for the Great Pumpkin to rise from the pumpkin patch. He will be carrying a large bag of toys to deliver to believing children. I hope you are one of them!
October 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Tonight is all hallows' eve eve so get a good night sleep because tomorrow we wait for the Great Pumpkin to rise from the pumpkin patch. He will be carrying a large bag of toys to deliver to believing children. I hope you are one of them!