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5 of the Best Roadside Attractions to Visit this Summer

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&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad15875 " id&equals;"quads-ad15875" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"7296948979" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-full-width &NewLine; > &NewLine; <div overflow><&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>It’s a strange year as far as travel goes&period; Many individuals and families are not ready to fly again yet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The airline industry can’t seem to shake the pandemic fears that are only natural if you think about it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Even if you’re wearing a mask on an airplane&comma; you’re still stuck in there with other people&comma; breathing the same air&period; You don’t know <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cdc&period;gov&sol;coronavirus&sol;2019-ncov&sol;faq&period;html">who has Covid-19 but is asymptomatic<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad14936 " id&equals;"quads-ad14936" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"3932419033" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-full-width &NewLine; > &NewLine; <div overflow><&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>More people are going on driving vacations lately&period; If you’re among them&comma; you might be visiting relatives or braving a theme park&period; Whatever you have in mind&comma; though&comma; you might want to pull over so you and the family can gawk at some of the roadside oddities that lurk all across our great nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Here are our top picks if oddball attractions interest you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Graveface Museum<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>If you’re on the prowl for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;attorneyguss&period;com&sol;georgia-road-trip-hidden-gems&sol;">Georgia roadside attractions<&sol;a>&comma; perhaps the best pick for the Peach State is Graveface Museum&period; Located in Savannah&comma; this museum features&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad14936 " id&equals;"quads-ad14936" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"3932419033" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-full-width &NewLine; > &NewLine; <div overflow><&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Strange taxidermy&comma; including a five-legged cow<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Various true crime artifacts<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Serial killer paintings<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>That’s right&comma; folks&colon; you can now see Charles Manson’s sweatpants with your very own eyes&period; This is also the only spot where you can peruse original paintings by famed serial killer John Wayne Gacy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Keep in mind that they’ve reduced their hours for the moment&comma; so you’ll need to get there either Friday&comma; Saturday&comma; or Sunday afternoons&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>If your road trip takes you through Arkansas&comma; then make sure to stop by the official Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo&period; This hidden gem&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad14936 " id&equals;"quads-ad14936" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"3932419033" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-full-width &NewLine; > &NewLine; <div overflow><&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Is an astonishing 117 years old<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Lets you feed the alligators<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Also features pygmy goats<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>The gators are fun&comma; but what sets this place apart is one particular oddity that’s almost too gruesome for words to give it justice&period; That would be their &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;famous merman&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What is the merman&quest; You can peer at it for days and not come close to an answer&period; It’s a strange taxidermy piece&comma; but its composition is both perplexing and nightmare-inducing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theatlantic&period;com&sol;entertainment&sol;archive&sol;2018&sol;09&sol;the-x-files-25-years-later&sol;569389&sol;">Straight out of an old X-Files episode<&sol;a>&comma; it’s worth driving out of your way to see it&comma; though once you do&comma; you’re not likely to sleep very well for the next few nights&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad14936 " id&equals;"quads-ad14936" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"3932419033" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-full-width &NewLine; > &NewLine; <div overflow><&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2>Rainbow Rock Shop<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Arizona’s Rainbow Rock Shop is another excellent choice if you want a combination of kitsch and warped Americana&period; In the roadside town of Hollbrook&comma; you’ll love the Shop’s impressive dinosaur collection&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They’re made of cement&comma; garishly painted&comma; and some are about 25 feet high&period; You can pose with them and take some creative pictures for just a few cents&period; The owner created them&comma; and you have to admire both the dedication and craftsmanship&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Most of these extinct marvels seem to smile at you&comma; even the ones designed to look ferocious&period; You’ll enjoy having lunch in their shadow&comma; and while you’re there&comma; you can also stop and check out the nearby Petrified Forest National Park&period; It’s a fun two-for-one that’s well worth the trip&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad14936 " id&equals;"quads-ad14936" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"3932419033" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-full-width &NewLine; > &NewLine; <div overflow><&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2>Oasis Bordello Museum<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>If you’re in Wallace&comma; Idaho&comma; this summer&comma; you’ll have to schedule a trip to the Oasis Bordello Museum&period; This is a little mining town&comma; and the attraction’s location is the dubiously-named downtown area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The museum opened in 1988 and has been perplexing locals and visitors ever since&period; It’s full of artifacts that supposedly come from old bordellos&comma; including old-timey dresses&comma; antique guns&comma; and gas lamps&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;whatis&period;techtarget&period;com&sol;definition&sol;VHS-Video-Home-System">There are also stacks of VHS tapes<&sol;a> carefully preserved behind glass&comma; for no apparent reason&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you pay for the grand tour&comma; the bored-looking employees will take you past all the rooms&comma; with lists of names commemorating the johns who have stopped there&period; Odd&comma; considering that you’d probably want to avoid advertising your patronage to this den of ill repute&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad14936 " id&equals;"quads-ad14936" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"3932419033" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-full-width &NewLine; > &NewLine; <div overflow><&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2>World’s Biggest Ball of Paint<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Honorable mention goes to the World’s Biggest Ball of Paint&comma; located in Alexandria&comma; Indiana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This item started its life as an ordinary baseball&comma; but that was before thousands of paint coats&period; It now weighs in at about 4&comma;200 pounds&comma; and somewhat resembles an enormous gray pod&comma; out of which you almost expect some alien life form to come staggering&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you’re excited to hit the road now to feast your eyes on some of these bizarre attractions&comma; we don’t blame you&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;webmd&period;com&sol;cold-and-flu&sol;features&sol;what-is-pandemic&num;1">In the middle of a pandemic<&sol;a>&comma; it’s nice to forget about your troubles for a while and take in some of the strange and perverse sights that the American heartland has to offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad14936 " id&equals;"quads-ad14936" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;padding&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;" data-lazydelay&equals;"0">&NewLine;<amp-ad &NewLine; width&equals;"100vw" &NewLine; height&equals;"320" &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"pub-4964358903113472" &NewLine; 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