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A high-altitude alligator farm. A UFO watchtower. A monument to a headless chicken. While other travel guides tell readers about tackling Pike's Peak or rafting down the Arkansas River, this quirky regional resource offers unusual travel destinations and little-known historical tidbits. Photos.

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This next installment in the Oddball travel series by Pohlen provides detailson the strangest attractions for visitors to the Sunshine State.

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This offbeat travel guide is a mix of Fodor's( and News of the Weird. Behind all the odd sights is some wonderfully interesting history and a chance to see some under-appreciated sites throughout the state. Photos.

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While other guides tell travelers about yet another cozy bed-and-breakfast and bike trails through Brown County, "Oddball Indiana" offers wacky pit-stop destinations and little-known historical tidbits for those who want to laugh, not lounge, on their vacation. Photos.

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Leaving out the traditional scenic trips to the Mississippi River bluffs and the Amana Colonies, this guide takes the adventurous traveler to the birthplace of Captain James T Kirk, the home of the 'Lonely Goat Herder' marionettes from "The Sound of Music", and the world's largest Cheeto. It includes facts about numerous events in Iowa's history.

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Land of the world's largest prairie chicken, birthplace of SPAM(, and home of the world's oldest rock, this is Minnesota, where summers are short, winters are long, and back-road wonders abound. For travelers who are in search of the unusual, there is no better reason to hit the road to Minnesota, where weirdness awaits. 60 photos. 4 maps.

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A travel guide to the Lone Star State that guides television fans to a modern replica of the Munsters' mansion, leads the nonsqueamish to the world's only Cockroach Hall of Fame, and points the curious towards a small town filled with hippo statues. It features photographs and maps that instruct visitors on how to get to these extraordinary spots.

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