Add These 50 Weird Attractions To Your Travel Bucket List STAT
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I don't know about you, but no matter what kind of vacation I'm going on, I have a foolproof order of activities: Get up, eat at a local cafe, walk around town, repeat. I love routine, but sometimes you want to spice your trip up! Before you embark on your summer travels , add these crazy attractions to your travel bucket list for some extra fun , no matter which state you're visiting .
Weird Attractions to Visit in Each U.S. State
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- Alabama – Grab some burgers underneath a giant boulder at the Rattlesnake Saloon .
- Alaska – Experience Christmas every day at the Santa Claus House .
- Arizona – Enjoy some vintage pop culture at Bedrock City .
- Arkansas – See if you can glimpse the supernatural at the Gurdon Ghost Light .
- California – Immerse yourself in all the colors of the rainbow at The Mosaic Tile House .
- Colorado – Check out dinosaur bones at the Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry .
- Connecticut – Pretend you're Julia Roberts (and eat some delicious pizza ) at Mystic Pizza .
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Delaware – Sip some beer while you check out the
Steampunk Tree House
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- Florida – Walk on the maximalist side at the Whimzeyland Bowling Ball House .
- Georgia – Honor the King of Rock and Roll at the The Elvis Shrine Vault .
- Hawaii – Get lost in the World's Largest Maze .
- Idaho – Let gravity pull you uphill (yep, you read that right) at Gravity Hill .
- Illinois – Hang out with some goats at the Goat Tower of Windsor .
- Indiana – Get a taste of French art at the Providence Home Geode Grotto .
- Iowa – Your stomach will start grumbling when you see The World's Largest Popcorn Ball .
- Kansas – Step below the earth at The Big Well Museum .
- Kentucky – Take in 1970s architecture at the Futuro House .
- Louisiana – Learn some history at the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum .
- Maine – Daydream about some scrambled eggs at the World's Largest Non-Stick Frying Pan .
- Maryland – Pretend you're in a storybook at the Ladew Topiary Gardens .
- Massachusetts – Get spooked at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast .
- Michigan – Imagine the biggest pie ever at the World’s Largest Cherry Pie Pan .
- Minnesota – Smash a car or a house at Drive A Tank .
- Mississippi – See a rainbow of animals at the Frog Art Farm .
- Missouri – Navigate a transparent maze at the Glass Labyrinth .
- Montana – Go back to the 1800s at the Garnet Ghost Town , when you venture out from Brit's cabin of course ;).
- Nebraska – Get the whole fam hanging out together on One Of The World's Largest Porch Swings .
- Nevada – Check out some outdoor art at the Goldwell Open Air Museum .
- New Hampshire – Determine whether this NH couple was abducted by aliens at the Betty and Barney Hill Archive .
- New Jersey – Get a history lesson with the World War II Bunker At Cape May Point .
- New Mexico – Check out the largest pistachio ever at McGinn's Pistachio Tree Ranch .
- New York – See the world in a new way at the Kaatskill Kaleidoscope .
- North Carolina – Go back to your grade school band days at the V & E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection .
- North Dakota – Make a new friend when you check out the jet-skiing Tommy the Turtle .
- Ohio – Light it up at the American Sign Museum .
- Oklahoma – Walk down memory lane at The Toy and Action Figure Museum .
- Oregon – Become well-read at Powell's City of Books .
- Pennsylvania – Get in the mood for some coffee (even if you can't drink it) at The Coffee Pot .
- Rhode Island – Explore beautiful homes when you check out the Newport Mansions .
- South Carolina – Glimpse a water tower that's affectionately called "The Giant Peach Butt" when you drive past The Peachoid .
- South Dakota – See some larger than life art at the Porter Sculpture Park .
- Tennessee – Get some kitchen decor inspo at the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum .
- Texas – Learn about life and death at the Natural Museum Of Funeral History .
- Utah – Show off your love of Pixar at The "Up" House .
- Vermont – Take part in a ski lift tradition at the Tree Full of Bras .
- Virginia – Pretend to be a Brit when you visit Foamhenge .
- Washington – Take a step into a fantasy story at Afterglow Vista .
- West Virginia – Defy gravity and the laws of nature at The Mystery Hole .
- Wisconsin – Get your cheese on at the Mars Cheese Castle .
- Wyoming – Check out a mid-point between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at Two Ocean Pass .
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Chloe Williams serves as B+C’s Assistant Editor, entertainment lead, and resident Taylor Swift expert. Whether she’s writing a movie review or interviewing the stars of the latest hit show, Chloe loves exploring why stories inspire us. You can see her work published in BuzzFeed , Coastal Review , and North Beach Sun . When she’s not writing, Chloe’s probably watching a Marvel movie with a cherry coke or texting her sister about the latest celebrity news. Say hi at @thechloewilliams on Insta and @ popculturechlo on Twitter!