Tag: travel oddities
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Roswell UFO Museum: Exploring the Mystery of the 1947 Incident {New Mexico}
I visited Roswell’s UFO Museum wondering if it could make me a believer. Instead, I found a fascinating mix of history, eyewitness accounts, ancient mysteries, speculation, and plenty of alien kitsch.
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Visiting Bubblegum Alley: A Strangely Fascinating Attraction {California}
Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo is one of California’s strangest roadside attractions. Discover why this colorful, quirky stop is worth adding to your Central Coast road trip.
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Visiting the Madonna Inn: Opulence, Elegance, and Whimsy{California}
The Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo is unlike anywhere else in California. Discover its colorful décor, famous Pink Champagne Cake, and delightfully unique details.
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Idaho Potato Museum {Idaho}
Yes, you read that right…there is a potato museum! In Blackfoot, Idaho (just south of Idaho Falls) is the Idaho Potato Museum and it is absolutely worth stopping here if for nothing else of the novelty of it. This museum is not huge, but is given all the love and care by the people who…
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Lodge Cast Iron Factory Store {Tennessee}
If there is one thing I’ve learned in cooking, is that most things taste far better if cooked in cast iron. There is just something that cast iron does to food…particularly great Southern comfort food…that takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness. On our way back from Chattanooga, we stopped in the small…
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Moon Pie General Store {Tennessee}
Have you ever had a Moon Pie? To me, this graham cracker/marshmallow treat always reminds me of summertime and sharing a Moon Pie after swimming at the pool with my dad and brothers. And when I learned that Moon Pies started out in Chattanooga, I knew that I had to go. So we drove to…
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The Mermaids-Weeki Wachee State Park {Florida}
Always be yourself…unless you can be a mermaid, then always be a mermaid. We made our way to Weeki Wachee State Park so that we could see the mermaids for ourselves. And it was amazing! The mermaids were beautiful, graceful, and engaging as they told an adaptation of ‘The Little Mermaid’ by Hans Christian Anderson.…