Arkansas 171-174

Agricultural Museum, Stuttgart 173
Bean Festival, Mountain View 171
Museum of Merritt, Mountain Home 173
Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary, Greenbrier 174
Toad Suck Daze, Conway 172
Turkey Trot, Yellville 171
World Championship Cardboard Boat Festival, Heber Springs 171

Eureka Springs 172, 173, 174

City of 174
Dinosaur World 173
Frog Fantasies Museum 172
New Holy Land Tours 174
Quigley's Castle Ark 172

California 21-53

Northern California 21-38

Bone Room, Berkeley 36
Bonfante Gardens Family Theme Park, Gilroy 35
Boonville, Town of 35
BraBall 37
Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, Angels Camp 32
Carmel, City of 36
Castlewood Cottages, Big Bear Lake 37
Ciao Bella!, Ben Lomond 36
di Rosa Preserve, Napa 34
Fashion Police, Mill Valley 35
Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno 33
Horned Toad Derby, Coalinga 32
How Berkeley Can You Be? Parade, Berkeley 32
Kinetic Sculpture Museum, Ferndale 31
Kinetic Sculpture Race, Ferndale 31
Lake Haven Motel and Resort, Clearlake Oaks 38
Litto's Hubcap Ranch, Pope Valley 34
Lucky Mojo Curio Company, Forestville 36
Museum of Pez Memorabilia, Burlingame 34
National Yo-yo Championship, Chico 34
National Yo-Yo Museum, Chico 34
Poison Oak Show, Columbia 33
Railroad Park Resort, Dunsmuir 37
Safari West Wildlife Preserve & Tent Camp, Santa Rosa 37
Toad Tunnel, Davis 35 Vision Quest Safari B & B, Salinas 37
Winchester Mystery House, San Jose 33
World Pillow Fighting Championship, Kenwood 31

San Francisco Area 21, 24, 26, 27-28, 29-31

Bay to Breakers Race 21
Beach Blanket Babylon 30
Cartoon Art Museum 26
Chinese New Year's Treasure Hunt 21
City Guides Neighborhood Walks 27
Cruisin' the Castro Tour 27
Defenestration 29
Emperor Norton 30
Exotic Erotic Halloween Ball 26
Fire Engine Tours and Adventures 28
Flower Power Haight-Ashbury Walking Tour 28
Foot! Tours 29
Footstock Festival 21
Ghost Hunt Walking Tour 27
Haight-Ashbury Street Fair 26
Halloween 24
How Weird Street Faire 21
Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center 28
Red Vic Bed & Breakfast 30
St. Stupid's Day Parade 26
San Francisco Zoo Valentine's Day Sex Tours 29
Street Retreats 29
Wax Museum 27

Southern California 38-53

Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction 42
Ballantines Hotel, Palm Springs 53
Blessing of the Dates, Riverside County 40
Bubble Gum Alley, San Luis Obispo 49
Bulldozer Building, Turlock 49
Cafe Tu Tu Tango, Orange & Universal City 51|
Cowboy Memorial & Library, Caliente 43
Donut Hole, La Puente 49
Doo Dah Parade, Pasadena 39
Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, Palm Springs 48
Golf Cart Parade, Palm Desert 39
Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village, Simi Valley 42
Historical Burlesque Museum and Hall of Fame, Helendale 45
International Banana Club, Altadena 44
Lobster Festival, Redondo Beach 40
Lompoc Valley Mural Project, Lompoc 48
Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo 52
Miss Exotic World, Helendale 45
Moon Amtrak, Laguna Niguel 38
Mud Run, Camp Pendleton 39
Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City 44
National Date Festival, Riverside County 40
Noah Purifoy Desert Art Environment, Joshua Tree 41
Oasis of Eden Inn & Suites, Yucca Valley 52
Pageant of Masters, Laguna Beach 38
Perry's Beach Café & Rentals, Santa Monica 50
Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival, San Pedro 40
Randy's Donuts, Inglewood 49
Salvation Mountain, Niland 41
Scotty's Castle, Death Valley 47
Toy Piano Festival, La Jolla 39
Typhoon Restaurant, Santa Monica Airport 52
Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest, San Diego 41
Witch's House, Beverly Hills 49

Hollywood 45-47, 49-50, 51, 53

Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie Museum and Celebrity Lingerie Hall of Fame 45
Guinness World Records Museum 46
Hollywood History Museum 46
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum 46
Standard Hotel 53
Tail o' the Pup
49 Wacko 51

Los Angeles 43, 46-47, 48, 50-51, 52

Angelyne 47
Farmacia Million Dollar Botanicas 50
Galco's Old World Grocery 50
Hotel Bel Air 52
L Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition 46
Petersen Automotive Museum 47
Re-Mix Shoe Company 50
Skeletons in the Closet 51
Standard Hotel 53
Take My Mother*Please (*or any other VIP) Tours 48
Watts Towers 43

Venice 49-50

Abbot's Habit, Venice 49
Audrey's Good Vibrations, Venice 50
Binocular Building, Venice Beach 49
Perry's Beach Café & Rentals 50
Venice Beach 49

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Colorado 150-157

America, Why I Love Her, Denver International Airport 156
Bishop's Castle, Pueblo 155
Buckhorn Exchange, Denver 157
Cardboard Box Derby, Arapahoe Basin 153
Casa Bonita, Lakewood 157
Emma Crawford Coffin Races, Manitou Springs 152
Frozen Dead Guy Day, Nederland 153
Fruitcake Toss, Manitou Springs 151
International Snow Sculpting Championships, Breckenridge 154
Kelloff's Best Western Movie Manor Motor Inn, Monte Vista 157
Kinetic Sculpture Race, Boulder 152
Mike the Headless Chicken Days, Frutia 150
Museum of Colorado Prisons, Canon City 156
Rolling River Raft Race, Pueblo 152
Snowdown, Durango 152
Swetsville Zoo, Fort Collins 155
Fort, The, Morrison 156

Crested Butte 154, 157

Claim-Jumper B & B 157
Flauschink 154
Vinitok 154

Telluride 154

In-Drag Race 154
Mushroom Festival 154
Nothing Festival 154

Connecticut 207-210

Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum, Cheshire 209
Boom Box Parade, Willimantic 207
Children's Garbage Museum, Stratford 208
Elizabeth Tashijian, Nut Lady XII, 208
Gillette's Castle, East Haddam 207
Louis' Lunch, New Haven 209
Nut Art, New London 208
Nut Museum 208
Randall's Ordinary Inn & Restaurant, Stonington 210
Stew Leonard's, Norwalk & Danbury 209
Witch's Dungeon Classic Horror Museum, Bristol 208

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Delaware 224-225

Ches Del Restaurant, St.George's 225
Mike's Famous Roadside Rest, New Castle 225
Punkin' Chunkin', Georgetown 224
Wagon Wheel Family Restaurant, Smyma 225

District of Columbia 227-230

Gross National Product 227 I
nternational Spy Museum 227
Scandal Tours 227
Spydrive Tours 230
Squished Penny Museum 227

Florida 260-276

Billy Bowlegs Festival, Fort Walton Beach 266
Bubble Room, Captiva Island 273
Bug Jam, Spring Hill 266
Café Tu Tu Tango, Coconut Grove 273
Cassadaga Hotel 276
Coral Castle, Homestead 267
Desert Inn Resort Motel & Suites, Daytona Beach 273
Dinosaur World, Plant City 269
Gasparilla Parade & Pirate Fest Festival, Tampa 265
Hamburger Museum, Daytona Beach 269
House of Presidents, Clermont 268
Interstate Mullet Toss, Pensacola 265
Jules' Undersea Lodge, Key Largo 276
King Mango Strut, Coconut Grove 266
K oreshanity 274
Missionary Mary Proctor's Folk Art Museum, Tallahassee 267
Old Spanish Sugar Mill, Deleon Springs 275
Patrick's Island 276
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, St Augustine 269
Showtown Bar & Grill, Gibsonton 272
Solomon's Castle, Ona 267
Spiritualist Camp, Cassadaga 272
Town of Murals, Lake Placid 271
Tupperware Millennium Sculpture, Kissamee 271
Weeki Wachee Springs Water Park, Tampa 270
White House Replica, Clermont 268

Key West 260-265

Cemetery Tours 265
Chicken Store 261
City of 260
Conch Republic Independence Celebration 263
Dog Days of Summer 263
Fantasy Fest 261
Gay & Lesbian Trolley Tour 261
Ghosts and Legends of Key West 261
Hemingway Days Festival 263
Old Island Days 263
Pirates in Paradise 263
Pub Crawl 261
Sunset Celebration 261
Underwater Easter Egg Hunt 263
Underwater Music Festival 263
Underwater Pumpkin Carving 263
Underwater Weddings 265
Womenfest 263

Miami 268, 269, 271, 272-273, 275-276

B.E.D. 272 Monkey Jungle 269
Pelican Hotel 276
Specialty Tours of Miami & South Florida 271
Tantra Restaurant & Lounge 273
Townhouse 275
Wolfsonian Museum 268

Orlando 270, 271, 275

Ducks at the Peabody 271
Gatorland 270
Gator Cook-off 270
Monster Café 275

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Georgia 256-259

Café Tu Tu Tango, Atlanta 259
Guidestones, Elberton 258
Paradise Garden, Summerville 257
Pasaquan, Buena Vista 258
Redneck Games, Dublin 256
Varsity Restaurant, Atlanta 258

Idaho 10-12

Anniversary Inn, Boise 12
Bed Race & Parade, Preston 10
Dog Bark Park, Cottonwood 12
National Old Time Fidddlers' Contest, Weiser 10
Oasis Bordello Museum, Wallace 11
Richard Zimmerman (Dugout Dick), Elk Bend 12
Spud Day, Shelley 10
World Potato Exposition, Blackfoot 11

Illinois 102-108

Adventure Inn Motel, Gurnee 108
Ahlgrim Acres, Palatine 107
Bishop Hill Museum, Bishop Hill 108
Cardboard Boat Regattas 102
Catsup Bottle Summerfest Birthday Party, Collinsville 102
Cermak Plaza Shopping Center, Berwyn 106
Historical Museum, Rolling Meadows 104
Lakeview Museum's Community Solar System, Peoria 106
Max Nordeen's Wheels Museum, Alpha 104
Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield 105
Olney, Town of 105
Raven's Grin Inn, Mount Carroll 105
Super Museum & Gift Shop, Metropolis 103
Superman Celebration, Metropolis 103
Tug Fest, Port Byron 103
Two-Story Outhouse, Gays 107
World Freefall Convention 103
World's Largest Bagel Breakfast, Mattoon 102

Alton 105-106, 107

Antoinette's Haunted History Tours 105
History & Haunting Tours 105
Museum of History & Art 107
Town of 105
Wadlow, Robert (world's tallest man) 107

Chicago 103-104,106,108

Feet First: the Scholl Story 104
Hustle Up the Hancock 103
International Museum of Surgical Science 103
Neighborhood Tours 106
Pasha Restaurant & Club 108
See Chicago with a Cop 106
Untouchables Tour 106

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Indiana 114-119

Alexandria, City of 118
Bird's Eye View Museum of Miniatures, Wakarusa 117
Crane, Sam 118
Crowne Plaza Union Station, Indianapolis 119
Dan Quayle Center, Huntington 117
Dillinger Museum, Hammond 116
Dr Ted's Musical Marvels, Dale 118
Indiana Shoe Tree, Milltown 119
James Dean Memorial Gallery, Fairmount 118
Luckey Hospital Museum, Wolfe Lake 116
National New York Central Railroad Museum, Elkhart 117
Pierogi Festival, Whiting 115
Red Carpet Inn & Fantasuites, Greenwood 119
Rube Goldberg Machine Contest 115
RV/MH Heritage Museum & Hall of Fame, Elkhart 115
Schimppf's Confectionary Museum, Jeffersonville 116
Wizard of Oz Fest, Chesterton 114
World's Largest Ball of Paint, Alexandria 119

Iowa 99-102

Bily Clocks Museum and Dvorak Exhibit, Spillville 101
Future Birthplace of Captain Kirk, Riverside 101
Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend 100
Hobo Museum, Britt 99
Life-size butter cow sculpture (Iowa State Fair), Des Moines 99
Lighthouse Valley View Bed & Breakfast, Dubuque 102
National Hobo Convention, Britt 99
Palmer Mansion, Davenport 101
Squirrel Cage Jail, Council Bluffs 101
Toto Fest, Welton 99
Trek Fest, Riverside 101
Tug Fest, LeClaire 100
Waterloo Workshop, Dorchester 100

Kansas 158-162

Also-Ran Museum, Norton 160
Barbed Wire Museum, La Crosse 160
Davis Memorial at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha 161
Garden of Eden, Lucas 158
Grassroots Art Center, Lucas 158
Hedrick's Bed & Breakfast Inn, Nickerson 162
Hopalong Cassidy Museum, Benton 160
Insect Zoo, Manhattan 160
International Pancake Race, Liberal 158
M T Liggett, Mullinville 161
Stan Herd, Lawrence 161

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Kentucky 235-235

Colonel Harland Sanders Museum, Corbin 236
Duncan Hines Festival, Bowling Green 236
Great Outhouse Blowout & Race, Gravel Switch 235
Millennium Monument, Newport 237
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, Beardstown 237
Vent Haven Ventriloquism Museum, Fort Mitchell 236
Wigwam Village, Cave City 238
Wildwood Inn Tropical Dome & Theme Suites, Florence 238
Wooldridge Monuments, Mayfield 237
World Chicken Festival, London 236
World Peace Bell, Newport 237
World's Longest Outdoor Yard Sale 235

Louisville 236, 237, 238

Kentucky Derby Festival 236
Lynn's Paradise Café 238
Thomas Edison House 237

Louisiana 175-178

Authentic Bonnie and Clyde Festival & Museum, Gibsland 177
Bayou Pierre Alligator Park, Natchitoches 178
Giant Omelette Celebration, Abbeville 178
Sculpture Garden, Chauvin 177
UCM Museum, Abita Springs 178

New Orleans 175-177

Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World 176
Bloody Marys Tours 176
Cities of the Dead Cemetery Tours 176
City of 175 Dive Inn Guest House 177
Haunted History Tours 176
Historic New Orleans Tours 176
Historic Voodoo Museum 177
Mardi Gras 175
Mid-City Lanes Rock 'n Bowl 175
Spirit Tours 176

Maine 198-202

Bryant's Stove Museum, Thorndike 201
Central Maine Egg Festival, Pittsfield 198
EarthaT, Yarmouth 201
Festival of Scarecrows, Rockland 199
Fryeburg Fair, Freyberg 198
Lindbergh Crate Day, New Canaan 199
Moose Stompers Weekend, Houlton 200
Moxie Days Festival, Lewiston 199
National Wife Carrying Championships, Bethel 199
Orgone Energy Accumulator, Rangeley 202
Paul Schipper's Streak, Sugarloaf Ski Resort 200
Potato Blossom Festival, Fort Fairfield 200
Potato Feast Days, Houlton 200
Umbrella Cover Museum, Peaks Island 201
White, White World Week, Sugarloaf Ski Resort 200

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Maryland 221-224

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St Michaels 224
God's Ark of Safety, Frostburg 223
National Cryptologic Museum 223
Presidential Pet Museum, Lothian 222
US Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Ground 222

Baltimore 221-222, 223, 224

American Visionary Art Museum 221
Café Hon 224
Great Blacks in Wax Museum 222
Honfest 224
Kinetic Sculpture Race 221
Museum of Incandescent Lighting 223

Massachussets 202-206

American Sanitary Plumbing Museum, Worcester 203
Battleship Massachusetts, Fall River 205
Fantasia Fair, Provincetown 202
Ig Nobel Prizes, Cambridge 202
Jumbo the Elephant's remains, Medford 204
Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast & Museum, Fall River 205
Museum of Bad Art, Dedham 204
Paper House, Rockport 203

Boston 203, 205
Mapparium 203
Medieval Manor 205
Museum of Dirt 205

Michigan 108-114

Cardboard Boat Regattas 109
Dinosaur Gardens Prehistoric Zoo, Ossineke 112
Do-Dah Parade, Kalamazoo 111
Gnome Homes, Charlevoix 111
Hair Wars, Detroit 113
Heidelberg Project 112
Hoegh Pet Casket Factory Tours, Gladstone 114
International Cherry Pit Spitting Contest, Eau Claire 109
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Farmington Hills 111
National Baby Food Festival, Fremont 109
Outhouse Classic, Trenary 108
Presque Isle Harbor Cemetery, Marquette 113
Rosie's Diner, Rockford 114
Shrine of the Pines, Baldwin 113
Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum, Okemos 114
World's Longest Breakfast Table, Battle Creek 111

Minnesota 92-99

Cabela's Outfitters, Owatonna 97
Ed's Museum, Wykoff 95
Fish House Parade, Aitkin 92
Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer 96
General Mills Cereal Adventures, Bloomington Hills 95
Great American Think-Off, New York Mills 92
Ice Box Days, International Falls 92
Jailhouse Inn, Preston 99
Lake Street USA 98
Nordic Inn Medieval Brew & Bed, Crosby 98
Polar Fest, Detroit Lakes 93
Potato Days, Barnesville 93
Quality Inns and Suites, Burnsville 98
Runestone Museum, Alexandria 94
St Urho's Day, Menahga 93
Sandpaper Museum (3M/Dwan Museum), Two Harbors 95
Sod House Bed & Breakfast, Sanborn 98
Twine Ball Day, Darwin 97
Two-Story Outhouse, Belle Plaine 96
World's Biggest Ball of Twine, Darwin 97

Austin 94

SPAMT Jam 94
SPAMT Museum 94
SPAMT Town USA Festival 94

Minneapolis/St. Paul 93, 94-95, 96, 97

Dueling Elves 97
Museum of Questionable Medical Devices 94
Newsroom Restaurant 97
Saint Paul Winter Carnival 93
St Paul Gangster Tours 96
Smell & Sound Knowledge Maps 96

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Mississippi 250-254

American Dream Safari 253
Birthplace of Kermit the Frog, Leland 253
Graceland Too, Holly Springs 252
Mal's St. Patrick's Day Parade, Jackson 250
Mammy's Cupboard, Natchez 254
Margaret's Grocery, Vicksburg 252
Palestine Gardens, Lucedale 253
Shack Up Inn, Clarksdale 254
Sweet Potato Queens 250
World Championship Anvil Shooters Classic, Bay Springs 252

Missouri 166-171

City Museum, St Louis 169
Elvis is Alive Museum & Restaurant, Wright City 168
Lambert's Café, Ozark & Sikeston 170
Leila's Hair Museum, Independence 168
Precious Moments, Carthage 170
Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum, Branson 168
Tom Sawyer Days, Hannibal 166

Kansas City 166-168, 170

J. Stephen Memorial Restroom 170
Marble Room 166
Toy & Miniature Museum 166

Montana 17-19

Bear Creek Saloon Pig Races, Bear Creek 19
Cardboard Classic, Red Lodge 18
Furniture Races, Whitefish 18
Iron Horse Rodeo, Red Lodge 17
Mission Mountain Testicle Festival, Carlo 18
Running of the Sheep, Reed Point 18
Testicle Festival, Clinton 18
Testicle Festival, Ryegate 18
York Bar's Go-Nuts Testicle Festival, York 18

Nebraska 127-128

Bill's Food Mart, Howells 128
Carhenge, Alliance 128
Chicken Show, Wayne 127
Cluck-Off Contest, Wayne 127
Museum of the Odd, Lincoln 128
Quack-off, Avoca 127
R unning of the Wieners, Grand Island 127
Sioux Sundries, Harrison 128

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Nevada 53-66

Area 51, Rachel 66
Beatty Burro & Flapjack Races, Beatty 63
Camel Races, Virginia City 63
Dooby Lane, Gerlach 64
Extraterrestrial Highway, 66
Festival in the Pit, Battle Mountain 64
Gold Well Open Air Museum, Beatty, 65
Kit Carson Trail Ghost Walk, Carson City 63
Little A 'Le' Inn & Motel, Rachel 66
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko 63
New Millennium Holy Land, Mesquite 65
Shoe Tree, Middlegate 64
Thunder Mountain, Imlay 64
US 50 (the Loneliest Road in America) 53

Black Rock Desert 62

Black Rock Desert Self-Invitational Golf Tournament 62
Burning Man 62
Lucifer's Anvil golf course 62

Las Vegas 53-62

Attic, The 57
Aureole Restaurant 60
Bonanza Gifts 58
Casino Legends Hall of Fame 55
Elvis-o-Rama Museum 55
Elvis Impersonator Contest & Fan Convention 54
Fetish & Fantasy Ball 54
Flyaway Indoor Skydiving 56
Fremont Street Experience 56
Gambler's General Store 57
Gameworks Showcase 56
Guinness World of Records Museum 55
Harley-Davidson Café 58 Integriton 61
Liberace Museum 54 Lion Habitat 59
Madame Tussaud's Celebrity Encounter Wax Museum 60
Main Street Station Casino, Brewery, & Hotel 61
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino 60
Neon Museum 55
Rain Forest Café 59
Ray's Beaver Bag 58
Red Square Restaurant 60
Rio Suite Hotel & Casino's Masquerade in the Sky 59
Serge's Showgirl Wigs 57
Star Trek Experience 60
Thrillseekers Unlimited 57
Treasure Island Buccaneer Bay Sea Battle 61
Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel & Hotel 58

New Hampshire 197-198

Margarita's Mexican Restaurant & Watering Hole, Concord 198
Mud Bowl Championships, Concord 197
Museum of Family Camping, Allenstown 198
Strictly Moose, Gorham 198

New Jersey 210-213

Doo Wop Trolley Tours, Wildwood 213
Fairy Tale Forest, Oak Ridge 212
Lucy the Elephant Monument, Margate 212
New Jersey State Police Museum, W Trenton 210
Space Farms Zoo & Museum, Sussex 210
Weird Contest Week, Ocean City 210

Flemington 212-213

Art Gallery 212
Doll Museum 212
Great American Railway 212
Northlandz 212

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New Mexico 144-150

American International Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque 147
Burning of Zozobra Fiestas de Santa Fe, Santa Fe 144
Chilili, Town of 149
Egg Nest, Ghost Town 149
Elfego Baca Shoot, Socorro 147
Granite Gap, Ghost Town 149
Greater World Earthship Community, Taos 150
Jal, Town of 148
Kokopelli's Cave Bed & Breakfast, Farmington 150
Lightning Field, Quemado 150
Million Dollar Museum, White City 147
Muck & Mud Derby, Rio Rancho 144
Poetry Circus, Taos 146
Rodeo, Ghost Town 149
Shakespeare, Ghost Town 149
Steins, Ghost Town 149
Tinkertown Museum, Sandia Park 148
Very Large Array, Magdalena 140
Whole Enchilada Fiesta, Las Cruces 147
World Snow Shovel Race, Angel Fire 144
World's Richest Tombstone Race (aka Billy the Kid's Tombstone Race), Fort Sumner 147

Roswell 146, 148

International UFO Museum & Research Center 148
UFO Encounter Festival & Intergalactic Fashion & Food Extravaganza 146
UFO Enigma Museum 148

New York 179-194

Cardiff Giant, Cooperstown 184
House of Frankenstein Wax Museum, Lake George 183
Ithaca Hours, Ithaca 184
Jell-O Museum, LeRoy 183
Kaatskill Kaleidoscope 184
Magic Forest Fairy Tale Trail & Safari Ride, Lake George 183
Mike Weaver Drain Tile Museum, Geneva 180
Original American Kazoo Company, Eden 179
Stew Leonard's, Yonkers 209
Sing-Sing Prison, Ossining 181
Texas Taco, Patterson 185
Wings Castle, Milbrook 179

Jamestown 179

I Love Lucy Masquerade Ball 179
Lucy-Desi Days 179
Lucy-Desi Museum 179

New York City 185-194

Abracadabra 192
American Museum of Natural History 191
Art Tours of Manhattan 191
Arthur Marks Tours for All Seasons 188
BARC Animal Parade 186
Big Apple Greeter 191
Big Onion Walking Tours 191
Bizarre & Eccentric Tour of the East Village 188
Charles Simon Center for Adult Life & Learning 189
Coney Island Circus 186
Coney Island Museum 187
Doorway to Design 191
Evolution 192
Games of the Lower East Side 188
Gangland Tours 190
Garment District Tour 188
Gershwin Hotel 194
Hotel Pennsylvania 193
iMar 189
Joyce Gold History Tours 190
Kenny Kramer Reality Tour 190
Library Hotel 193
Lower East Side Tenement Museum 187
Mars 2112 193
Matzo Ball Eating Contest 186
Maxilla & Mandible 192
McDonald's 192
Mermaid Parade 186
Municipal Art Society 191
Muse Hotel 193
Museum of Sex 187
Nosh Walks 191
On Location Tour 191
Panorama, The, 187
Radical Walking Tours 189
Scavenger Hunts by Watson Adventures 191
Sideshows by the Seashore 186
Something Old, Something New 189
Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tours 188
Trailer Park Lounge & Grill 193

North Carolina 245-250

Andy Griffith Museum, Mt Airy 248
Bald is Beautiful Convention, Morehead City 245
Big Chair, Thomasville 249
BuGFest, Raleigh 246
Clyde Jones, Pittsboro 246
Eva Blount Way's Collection, Bellhaven 247
Furnitureland South, High Point 249
Ghost Walk, Wilmington 248
Hog Day, Hillsborough 245
Korner's Folly, Kernersville 246
Love Valley 249
Mayberry Days, Mt Airy 248
Marvin Johnson's Gourd Museum, Angier 248
Museum of the Alphabet, Waxhaw 247
National Hollerin' Contest, Spivey's Corner 245
Shangri-La, Prospect Hill 249
US Trolls, Wilmington 250
Vollis Simpson's Whirligig Farm, Lucama 247
Woolly Worm Festival, Banner Elk 246
World's Largest Bureau, High Point 249

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North Dakota 123-124

Enchanted Highway 123
Hobo House, Jamestown 123
Hunter's Table & Tavern, Rhame 123
Paul Broste's Rock Museum, Parshall 123

Ohio 119-123

Etta's Lunch Box Café, Starr 121
Field of Corn, Dublin 121
Hartman Rock Garden, Springfield 120
International Washboard Festival, Logan 120
Living Bible Museum, Mansfield 120
Longaberger Basket Company, Newark 121
Ravenwood Castle & Medieval Village, New Plymouth 121
Sudsy Malone's, Cincinnati 121
Twins Days, Twinsburg 119

Oklahoma 162-166

99s Museum of Women Pilots, Oklahoma City 165
Gene Autry Museum, Gene Autry 165
Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse, Enid 164
Muscle Car Ranch, Chickasha 165
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City 164
National Four String Banjo Museum and Hall of Fame, Guthrie 165
National Lighter Museum, Guthrie 165
National Route 66 Museum, Elk City 165
National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum, Stillwater 165
Percussive Art Society Museum, Lawton 165
Rattlesnake Festival, Apache 162
Rattlesnake Hunt, Okeene 162
Rattlesnake Hunt, Waurika 162
Rattlesnake Hunt, Waynoka 162
Sod House Museum, Aline 165
Spooky Goofy Golf Tournament, Antlers 163
State Prison Outlaw Rodeo, McAlester 163
Totem Pole Park, Foyil 164
Twister Museum, Wakita 164
Windmill Museum & Park, Shattuck 165
World Cow Chip Throwing Contest, Beaver 162

Oregon 13-17

da Vinci Days Festival, Corvallis 13
Funny Farm, Bend 16
Hart's Reptile World, Canby 15
Oregon County Fair, Eugene 13
Out 'n' About Treesort, Takilma 17
Petersen's Rock Garden, Redmond 13
Prehistoric Gardens, Port Orford 15
Sylvia Beach Hotel, Newport 17

Portland 14-16

Alien Museum 14
American Advertising Museum 14
Kennedy School Hotel 16
Kidd's Toy Museum, Portland 14
Mill End's Park (world's smallest park) 15
Rimsky-Korsakoffee House 16
Stark's Vacuum Cleaner Museum 14
Underground Tour 15

Pennsylvania 213-220

Amish Mud Sales, Lancaster 215
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh 216
Bark Peeler's Convention, Galeton 214
Caesars Pocono Resorts, Poconos 220
Duds'N Suds Laundromat, Pittsburgh 219
Houdini Museum, Scranton 217
Ice Tee Golf Tournament, Lake Wallpaupack 214
Mercer Museum & Fonthill Historical Society, Doylestown 215
Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum, Orrtanna 216
Museum of Pez Dispensers, Easton 217
National Lint Project 219
Pennsylvania's Family Farms 220
Ringing Rocks Park, Bridgeton Township 219
Roadside America, Shartlesville 218
Stink Fest, Bradford 214

Philadelphia 213-214, 216-217, 218

Chocolate by Mueller 219
Eastern State Penitentiary 216
Insectarium 215 Mummer's Museum 213
Mummers Parade 213
Mütter Museum 218
Shoe Museum 217
Wing Bowl 214

Strasburg 219, 220

Choo Choo Barn 219
Fulton Steamboat Inn 220
Red Caboose Lodge 220

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Rhode Island 206-207

Ancient & Horrible's Parade, Glocester 206
Big Blue Bug, Providence 206
Fools Rules Regatta, Jamestown 206
Oop!, Providence 207
Penguin Plunge, Mackerel Cove 206
Rose Island Lighthouse, Newport 207

South Carolina 259-260

Chitlin Strut, Sallley 259
Kudzu Festival, Blythewood 260
Pearl's Topiary Garden, Bishopville 260
South of the Border, Dillon 260
World Grits Festival, St George 259

South Dakota 124-126

Bedrock City, Custer 126
Black Hills Maze, Rapid City 126
Corn Palace, Mitchell 126
International Vinegar Museum, Roslyn 124
Mashed Potato Wrestling, Clark 124
Motorcycle Rally, Sturgis 124
Outhouse Museum, Gregory 125
Petrified Wood Park & Museum, Lemmon 125
Porter Sculpture Park, St Lawrence 126
Potato Days Festival, Clark 124
Presidents Park, Deer Mountain 126
Shoe House, Webster 124
Vinegar Festival, Roslyn 124
Wall Drug Store, Wall 125

Tennessee 238-245

Butler, Town of 239
E T Wickham's statues, Clarksville 240
Flyaway Indoor Skydiving, Pigeon Forge 242
King Tut's, Knoxville 243
Moon Pie Festival, Bell Buckle 239
Mule Day, Columbia 238
Museum, Butler 239
National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough 239
World's Longest Outdoor Yard Sale 239

Chattanooga 240, 244-245

Chattanooga Choo Choo Holiday Inn 244
International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum 240
Purple Lady 244

Memphis 240, 241-242, 243-244

A. Schwab 243
Elvis Presley's Memphis 244
Elvis Week 241
Graceland 241
Heartbreak Hotel 244
Huey's Downtown 243
Memphis Explorations 242
Peabody Ducks 240
Tater Reds 243

Nashville 240, 242-243

Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum 240
Nash Trash Tours 242
Willie Nelson Museum 240

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Texas 129-144

Beauty & the Book, Jefferson 142
Big Texan Steak Ranch, Amarillo 142
Buckhorn Saloon & Museum, San Antonio 140
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo 142
Cibolo Creek Ranch, Shafter 144
Cockroach Hall of Fame, Plano 139
Creation Evidence Museum, Glen Rose 136
Devil's Rope Museum, McLean 138
Dinosaur Gardens, Moscow 140
Dr Pepper Museum & Free Enterprise Institute, Waco 138
Ferthairlizer 143
Fire Ant Festival, Marshall 135
Forbidden Gardens, Katy 140
Hands on a Hardbody, Longview 133
Hogeye Festival, Elgin 134
Huntsville Texas Prison Museum, North Huntsville 137
Hippos, Hutto 141
Oatmeal Festival, Bertram 129
Rattlesnake Ranch, Weatherford 140
Rattlesnake Round-up & Cook-off, Sweetwater 134
Stonehenge II, Hunt 141
Toilet Seat Art Museum, San Antonio 138
Watermelon Thump, Luling 133

Austin 131, 133, 134, 141

Chronicle Hot Sauce Competition 134
Graveyard Chronicles 141
O Henry Pun-Off World Championships 133
Promenade Tours 141
SPAMARMAT 133

Dallas/Forth Worth 134, 136-137, 140, 142

Billy Bob's World's Largest Honky Tonk 140
Cattle Drive 142
Conspiracy Museum, Dallas 136
Corn Dog Festival, Dallas 134
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame, Fort Worth 137
Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas 136

Houston 135-136, 137, 139, 143

Art Car Museum 137
Everyones Art Car Parade 135
Eyeopener Tours 135
John Milkovisch's Beer Can House 135
National Museum of Funeral History 139
Orange Show Foundation 135
Orange Show Monument 135
Ted Kipperman's Pawn Shop/Wedding Chapel 143

Utah 75-77

Anniversary Inn, Salt Lake City 77
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab 76
Festival Royale of Himmeisk, Cedar City 75
Hole 'n the Rock, Moab 76
International Film Festival, Bicknell 77
Mayan Restaurant, Sandy 77
Metaphor: the Tree of Utah, Salt Flats 76

Vermont 194-197

Austin Hill Inn, West Dover 197
Bread & Puppet Museum, Glover 196
Dog Chapel, St. Johnsbury 196
Equinox Hotel's School of Falconry, Manchester Village 196
Odor-Eaters International Rotten Sneaker Contest, Montpelier 194
Pitcher Inn, Warren 196
Zucchini Fest, Ludlow 194

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Virginia 230-232

American Celebration on Parade, Shenandoah Caverns 232
Bottle House, Hillsville 230
Bull Run Castle, Aldie 230
DEA Museum & Visitors Center, Arlington 231
Dinosaur Land, White Post 231
Holy Land USA, Bedford 231
Isle of Wight Museum, Smithfield 232
Lee Davis' Texaco, Mechanicsville 232
Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge, Virginia Beach 230
Wax Museum and Factory, Natural Bridge 231
World's Largest Ham Biscuit, Smithfield 232

Washington 1-11

Banana Museum, Auburn 5
Carr's One-of-a-Kind Museum, Spokane 4
Cedar Creek Treehouse, Ashford 10
Codger Pole, Colfax 7
Copper Creek Lodge, Ashford 10
Combine Demolition Derby, Lind 1
D.B. Cooper Party, Aerial 1
Dick and Jane's Art Spot, Ellensburg 4
Ex-Nihilo Sculpture Park, Elbe 4
Gerhke's Windmill Garden, Electric City 7
House of Poverty Museum, Moses Lake 5
Kinetic Sculpture Race, Port Townsend 3
Leavenworth, Town of 7
Loggers Jubilee, Morton 2
Mon-Railroad, Moses Lake 5
Mystery Weekend, Langley 2
Olympic Game Farm, Sequim 5
Richart's Ruins, Centralia 4
Row of exercise bikes, Vashon Island 8
Self-Kicking Machine, Rockport 7
Stonehenge, Goldendale 8
TipiTrek, Lake Forest Park 9
World's Largest Lava Lamp, Soap Lake 8
World's longest diary, Pullman 11

Seattle 1, 3, 6, 7, 8-9

5 Spot 9
Bug Blast 3
Experience Music Project 6
Fremont Neighborhood 6
Fremont Rocket 6
Fremont Troll 6 G
Gum wall 8
Lenin statue 6
Milk Carton Derby 1
Outdoor cinema 6
Pike Place Fish 9
Private Eye on Seattle Tour 7
Sunday Market 6
Solstice Parade 6
Underground Tour 7
Waiting for the Interurban 6
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop 9

West Virginia 233-235

Bee Beard Man, Proctor 235
Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs 233
International Water Tasting Competition, Berkeley Springs 233
New River Gorge Bridge Day Festival, Fayetteville 233
Palace of Gold, Moundsville 234
Roadkill Cookoff, Marlinton 233
West Virginia Penitentiary Tour, Moundsville 234

Wisconsin 79-92

Americanism Center Museum, Waubeka 85
Angel Museum, Beloit 85
Beef-A-Rama, Minocqua 79
"Big Mac Guy" 90
Canoe Bay, Chetek 91
Circus World Museum, Baraboo 87
Dickeyville Grotto, Dickeyville 84
Don Q Inn, Dodgeville 92
Eisner Museum of Advertising, Milwaukee 88
Forevertron, Baraboo 84
Fort Crawford Museum, Prairie du Chien 86
Gobbler Supper Club & Motel 91
Grandview, Hollandale 83
Holler House, Milwaukee 91
Hot Air Affair, Hudson 79
Houdini Historical Center, Appleton 87
House on the Rock, Spring Green 82
Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan 85
Museum of Woodcarving, Shell Lake 85
National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward 87
Rhinstone Cowboy, Sheboygan 89
Safe House, Milwaukee 9
Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show, Wisconsin Dells 89
Topless Auto Tour, Madison 82
US Watermelon Seed-Spitting & Speed Eating Championship, Pardeeville 79
Walworth II Mailboat, Lake Geneva 89
Watson's Wild West Museum, Elkhorn 87
West Bend Inn, West Bend 92
Wisconsin Concrete Park, Phillips 83
World Lumberjack Championship, Hayward 82

Burlington 88- 89

Hall of Logic Puzzles 88
International Tongue Twister Contest 88
Liars' Club 89 Spin-A-Top Day 88
Spinning Top Exploratory Museum 88
Whatchamacallits 88
Yo-yo Convention 88

Mt. Horeb 86-87

Elm Farm Ollie Day 86
National Mustard Day 86
Mustard Museum 86

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Wyoming 19-20

Ames Brothers Pyramid, Laramie 20
Carbon County Museum, Rawlins 19
Cosimo Cavallaro, Powell 20
Frontier Prison Old West Museum, Rawlins 19
Grand Encampment Museum Complex, Encampment 19
Gunslingers, Cheyenne 20

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