Dec. 29th, 2010

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I recently borrowed Weird U.S.: your travel guide to America's local legends and best kept secrets from the library. I thought I might find the largest ball of twine and the like. The book does offer some interesting attractions (though it won't tell you were to find a Midgetville), but it doesn't seem to have them in any sort of order. I can't search attractions by state or highway or really even a topic. The attractions are ordered as such:


  • Introduction
  • Local Legends
  • Ancient Mysteries
  • Fabled People and Places
  • Unexplained Phenomena
  • Bizarre Beasts
  • Local Heroes and Villains
  • Personalized Properties
  • Roadside Odyssey
  • Roads Less Traveled
  • Gateways to Hell
  • Haunted Places, Ghostly Tales
  • Cemetery Safari
  • Abandoned in America


So yeah, they are separated by a sort of topic breakdown, but this sort of organization just doesn't suit my needs (or desires) at all. Interesting book, but I only skimmed through it.

They also have a website where you can submit suggestions for future collections of attractions: Weird U.S.. It looks like they're working on compiling the list by state (and category) there. They only have 11 states so far.

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