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Guide to 16,000+ offbeat tourist attractions. Road trip tales, tools, website, books, GPS, mobile apps.
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The National Cave Museum in Kentucky has thousands of artifacts, including rare vintage souvenirs and the rock that killed famous cave explorer Floyd Collins: https://t.co/5C8Bwm555u
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Your ideal travel pals for Friday the 13th: the eerie creatures at Dark and Deviant Oddities in Asheville, North Carolina: https://t.co/B3HT6wGR7n
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Classic concrete dinosaurs on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona. Built by Adam Luna, outside his Rainbow Rock Shop: https://t.co/0ceLPhYzAC
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Out in the California desert, the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum has been puzzling visitors for over 20 years: https://t.co/wqRCCqdbO1
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The Copper Queen tour: take a claustrophobic train ride into one of the Wild West's most colorful (and valuable) mines: https://t.co/pcDWBYtDhY
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Hugh Mongous: as big as King Kong but far more happy - and dressed for summer fun. https://t.co/qNd7vltqcd
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Every man wants a castle. Jim Bishop has been building one, all by himself, for over 50 years. https://t.co/AViihq2uKI
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Point Roberts, Washington, now has more rubber ducks than people, thanks to the opening of Krystal and Neil King's Historical Rubber Duck Museum. https://t.co/pAgfKg2dYm
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Our Sight of the Week on https://t.co/TAhUFdrK48: Desert Christ Park in Yucca Valley, California: https://t.co/SoO2YKSYdw
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Our Sight of the Week on https://t.co/TAhUFdshTG: National Ballpark Museum in Denver, Colorado: https://t.co/qcHufnTMBn
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Our Sight of the Week on https://t.co/TAhUFdrK48: American Treasure Tour in Oaks, Pennsylvania: https://t.co/gGvAEuSvIa
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Our Sight of the Week on https://t.co/TAhUFdrK48: The Sunsphere in Knoxville, Tennessee: https://https://t.co/nNMKmMnjpG
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Our Sight of the Week on https://t.co/TAhUFdrK48: Diamond Caverns in Park City, Kentucky: https://t.co/uTxYSlRe3N
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Only courageous (or insane) daredevils willingly went over Niagara Falls, or rode the Niagara Rapids. Some used a barrel, some didn’t. Some ended up here. https://t.co/XznX9DJ5Xs
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If you want to know more about dinosaur turds - and who doesn’t? - then the world’s largest collection awaits you in Arizona, at the just-opened Poozeum. https://t.co/5IxsOcOQWE
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Murder weapons, jail cells, punishment devices, genuine gas chamber — the Museum of Colorado Prisons is a master class in penal history, and it’s next to an operating prison. https://t.co/obVA0wjWC2
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Giant glowing neon signs, a simulated drive-in movie theater, a “Universal Muffler Man” — it’s a Mother Road wonderland at the Illinois Route 66 Experience. https://t.co/Kl7AVvBaba
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Gator vs Human: usually the gator wins. Before one shows up in your driveway, visit the Great American Alligator Museum and learn about the USA’s living dinosaurs — and why you shouldn’t get too close. https://t.co/I65C0L8MMX
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The USA loves mothers, and shows it with tributes in bronze, granite, and fiberglass across several dozen states. Our guide to America’s Mom-uments! https://t.co/l42Qy3BAwQ
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America finds warm succor in its many landmarks and tributes to moms. Check out The Mother of All Mothers Map!
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A stylized, faceless, metal every-Muffler-man holds a neon American flag at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. What is his name? He has none. Well, at least, not officially. https://t.co/7DxPm1kBR7
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