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You Are A Elf posted:Tombstone, Arizona Old Tucson was a way more enjoyable visit, being essentially a self-contained theme park/museum rather than a shitload of kitsch shops like Tombstone.
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Sep 25, 2023 05:46
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HJE-Cobra posted:They've fallen on hard times lately I think, and had to massively reduce their number of billboards. I think there's still some though. Going up I-95 in pre-internet times, I had no idea this existed, but then the billboards began and we had to stop on our way to Washington D.C. The only one I specifically remember was a phonetic spelling of "quit your bellyaching." Helen, Georgia. Didn't start as a tourist trap, but solicited ideas on how to become one. Bavaria won out. In the same county is Babyland General Hospital a former legit hospital turned into the Cabbage Patch Kids epicenter when the craze began. Occasionally, there's a live birth of a Cabbage Patch doll for all the kiddies to witness. Ripley's Believe It or Not. St. Augustine location.
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Sep 25, 2023 05:51
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Helen is alright but a lot of that as an adult is just because the surrounding area is so pretty.
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Sep 25, 2023 06:22
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Haverchuck posted:I wonder if there is some kind of officiating body that determines this, like what if there is a challenger to the Cawker City twine ball. guinness book? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biggest_ball_of_twine
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Sep 25, 2023 06:55
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It's not even a ball though, it's a dome
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Sep 25, 2023 07:15
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Wifi Toilet posted:It's not even a ball though, it's a dome It's obviously just sunk into the ground due to the overbearing weight of it's largeness. Also Sam and Max hit the road was just the best. Did sort of ruin road trips for me as a kid. There was none of that awesome crazy poo poo near where we went. 
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Sep 25, 2023 08:43
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I got shouted at and almost ejected from Lenin's tomb by one of the guards for putting my hands in my pockets as I walked past his body. 10/10, would look at waxy dead Lenin again.
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Sep 25, 2023 09:26
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mortarr posted:I got shouted at and almost ejected from Lenin's tomb by one of the guards for putting my hands in my pockets as I walked past his body. 10/10, would look at waxy dead Lenin again. Odd thing to pocket pull over but I still think they overreacted
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Sep 25, 2023 09:33
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RC and Moon Pie posted:Helen, Georgia. Didn't start as a tourist trap, but solicited ideas on how to become one. Bavaria won out. In the same county is Babyland General Hospital a former legit hospital turned into the Cabbage Patch Kids epicenter when the craze began. Occasionally, there's a live birth of a Cabbage Patch doll for all the kiddies to witness. Went up there because my wife’s cousin lives in Cleveland. Got to eat mediocre goulash and ride yet another mountain coaster before Covid shut the whole drat thing down in 2020.
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Sep 25, 2023 09:52
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You Are A Elf posted:Tombstone, Arizona I loving LIVED in Tombstone. The dudes re-enacting the shootout are local drunks for whom the locals found at least something marginally useful to do. As for places I visited off the top of my head: Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi - unless you are a Ferrari fan this place is useless and boring The Louvre in Abu Dhabi on Yas Island - mindblowingly awesome. Emiratis did not hold back on this thing, splurged with reckless abandon even the building itself is a work of art. There is a constant exposition and smaller thematic temporary ones. Constant exposition is set up in chronological order from Egyptian sarcofagi to ancient Greece, Rome and throughout history to modern art. There is an absolutely gorgeous statue of Athena, busts of Roman emperors, Augustus, etc. When I visited the temporary exposition was a comparison of Crusader weapons and armor and that of Arab warriors of the same time period and locality. A neat idea to show them together and quite interesting. Even the gift shop is full of neat crap, such as skateboards with various works of art printed on them.  Batu caves in Kuala Lumpur, they are enormous, beautiful shrines and temples built right inside the cave, a must visit if you are in Kuala Lumpur, especially because it is inside the city no need to even travel anywhere. Svaneti region in Georgia, this place is like Narnia inhabited by Georgian highlanders and horses
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Sep 25, 2023 10:07
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They're not drunk, they're method acting. People were drunk as fuuuuuck back then
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Sep 25, 2023 10:31
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redshirt posted:Bangor Maine has a big Paul Bunyan. I was distraught to learn other towns did too.... If you walk down the sidewalk to the south a little and view him from there, he is sporting a giant hard on
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Sep 25, 2023 12:19
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I saw Portland, Maine's second-largest bookshelf of second-hand Steven King novels set in Maine. Turns out it was the second-largest on that block of the East side. Kinda felt ripped off.
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Sep 25, 2023 15:02
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If you'd like to visit a Tombstone style location without the kitsch, I recommend Lincoln NM. There's not a lot of interpretation on site so before you go read up on Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Lincoln County Wars. For content, I recently drove through Tonopah and visited the "World Famous Clown Motel"  
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Sep 25, 2023 15:22
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All of Myrtle Beach.
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Sep 25, 2023 15:23
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500excf type r posted:If you walk down the sidewalk to the south a little and view him from there, he is sporting a giant hard on LOL I'll check it out next time I'm there.
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Sep 25, 2023 15:23
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Waffle! posted:All of Myrtle Beach. did you go to that ron jon that people get lost in
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Sep 25, 2023 15:26
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I went to Cancun last November, but did not stay in the city. Super fancy all inclusive resort. Decadent.
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Sep 25, 2023 15:27
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Clown Motel looks pretty sweet. Surprised no one has mentioned the GOAT Flintstone Bedrock City in Arizona.
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Sep 25, 2023 17:47
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Trundle Manor is a proud tourist trap that's actually worth your time: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/tourist-trap-pittsburgh/ It's a mansion full of weird stuff; taxidermy, old medical supplies, just unique stuff ranging from complete junk to actual art. You have to text or call the home owners to make an appointment, but they're extremely nice and the tour itself is free, although they do ask for donations.
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Sep 25, 2023 18:00
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My parents once drove across half of Idaho to see a single fossilised poo, if that counts. I’m not even from America; all the other kids who went there went to places like “New York” or “Disneyworld”
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Sep 25, 2023 18:03
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i went to the Warrens' Occult Museum and taunted the Raggedy Annabelle and died a day later. The place has the charm of a dusty antique store. Visited the same pirate museum in Salem mentioned in the OP and really enjoyed the guided tour and lovely wax figures. Did a bunch of the witch museums too, which were also cool. House On The Rock was loving cool and a great way to spend a drunk afternoon. Lots of stuff to look at and go "huh, neat" then forget about moments later Tree In The Middle of the Road was a tree in the middle of a road. 10/10, no notes. Backed my car around it 3 times and a ghost car was supposed to show up and kill me or something but didn't. Broke into Bachelor's Grove when i was a teenager and took a bunch of awful gothy photos which I'm glad have been lost to time. Oh, and you can still see all the H.H. Holmes stuff around Chicago, which is just vacant lots and a post office. There's a Weird Chicago bus tour that i used to recommend to people who were visiting but i have no idea if it still runs since i don't live there anymore. The dude who ran it was pretty cool and had a lot of cool stories though.
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Sep 25, 2023 18:15
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Extra Large Marge posted:Always liked how the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD has onion domes I've been there, the outside is redone yearly with hundreds of thousands of cobs   quote:1916: Military / Patriotic
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Sep 25, 2023 18:17
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Sentient Data posted:That's actually really cool, does the illusion hold up well in person or is it normally super crowded? I wouldn't say it was overly packed, but maybe it gets more crowded at night? Its neat looking straight up or down. I think having a crowd makes the effect look better.  But yeah, the view of the city is pretty nice 
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Sep 25, 2023 18:29
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BrigadierSensible posted:The Big Merino, in Goulbourn NSW. Hell yeah, I saw the big ram in Western Australia and its also got massive balls 
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Sep 25, 2023 18:37
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Can't believe no one posted Plymouth Rock. It's one of the worst tourist traps in the country.
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Sep 25, 2023 19:02
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mackensie posted:Can't believe no one posted Plymouth Rock. It's one of the worst tourist traps in the country. falls right on tourists and traps them in there all the time
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Sep 25, 2023 19:24
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MojoAZ posted:If you'd like to visit a Tombstone style location without the kitsch, I recommend Lincoln NM. There's not a lot of interpretation on site so before you go read up on Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Lincoln County Wars. I’m gonna spread everything out
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Sep 25, 2023 19:28
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mackensie posted:Can't believe no one posted Plymouth Rock. It's one of the worst tourist traps in the country. Yeah this one really sucks, pretty much everyone already has a broken rock where the pilgrims didn't land at home.
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Sep 25, 2023 19:35
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Plymouth Rock as I recall doesnt cost money to see and there isn't a bunch of glorified carneys trying to part you from your money so is it a tourist trap or just a really dumb attraction
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Sep 25, 2023 19:47
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mortarr posted:I got shouted at and almost ejected from Lenin's tomb by one of the guards for putting my hands in my pockets as I walked past his body. 10/10, would look at waxy dead Lenin again. I was there near closing time and there wasn't going to be another chance to get in and there was a huge line. So we bribed our way into the front of the line in front of hundreds of other tourists and got to see Lenin in time. hooray!
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Sep 25, 2023 20:01
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I don’t know if you’d call it a tourist trap, but Mt. Rushmore is the most disappointing landmark/whatever I’ve ever seen.
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Sep 25, 2023 20:01
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:I don’t know if you’d call it a tourist trap, but Mt. Rushmore is the most disappointing landmark/whatever I’ve ever seen. Oh, so you haven't seen the Crazy Horse monument.
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Sep 25, 2023 20:06
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Stopped in but didn't stay at the Madonna Inn: https://www.madonnainn.com/ Vernacular architecture is one of the pillars of American tourist cash-suckers
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Sep 25, 2023 20:16
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Rides Naked posted:Stopped in but didn't stay at the Madonna Inn: I've stayed there and it was awesome! I had the Fred Flintstone room.
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Sep 25, 2023 20:18
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Grey Cat posted:
No one should put up barriers between me and looking at cute animals.
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Sep 25, 2023 20:38
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I live in Vermont, there you go My big regret? I've driven by ReptiLand a dozen times and never stopped https://reptiland.com/
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Wait, nobody mentioned Gatlinburg. Gatlinburg sucks.
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