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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: roadsideamerica.com/story/85…
Your ideal travel pals for Friday the 13th: the eerie creatures at Dark and Deviant Oddities in Asheville, North Carolina: roadsideamerica.com/story/85…
Classic concrete dinosaurs on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona. Built by Adam Luna, outside his Rainbow Rock Shop: roadsideamerica.com/story/15…
Out in the California desert, the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum has been puzzling visitors for over 20 years: roadsideamerica.com/story/20…
The Copper Queen tour: take a claustrophobic train ride into one of the Wild West's most colorful (and valuable) mines:
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Hugh Mongous: as big as King Kong but far more happy - and dressed for summer fun.
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Every man wants a castle. Jim Bishop has been building one, all by himself, for over 50 years.
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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. roadsideamerica.com/story/84…
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Desert Christ Park in Yucca Valley, California:
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National Ballpark Museum in Denver, Colorado:
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American Treasure Tour in Oaks, Pennsylvania:
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Our Sight of the Week on roadsideamerica.com: The Sunsphere in Knoxville, Tennessee: https://roadsideamerica.com/story/14…
Our Sight of the Week on roadsideamerica.com: Diamond Caverns in Park City, Kentucky: roadsideamerica.com/story/84…
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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