Author: Andrea Stulman Dennett
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814718868
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
A wondrous assortment of curiosities attracted the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum.
Weird and Wonderful
Author: Andrea Stulman Dennett
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814718868
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
A wondrous assortment of curiosities attracted the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814718868
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
A wondrous assortment of curiosities attracted the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum.
Weird America
Author: Jim Brandon
Publisher: Plume Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: Plume Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Secret America: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author: David Baugher
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681061236
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Did you know ...that a hidden room exists behind Abraham Lincoln s head on Mt. Rushmore? ...that North Carolina was almost accidentally destroyed in a nuclear holocaust? ...that the Mason-Dixon Line had nothing to do with dividing north from south? ...that Major League Baseball once hosted a single game between three different teams? ...that there is a designated state highway in Michigan where cars are not allowed? ...that 21 people were once killed by a 15-foot wave of molasses that devasted a Boston neighborhood? ...that the National Security Agency has a gift shop with logoed merchandise? Whether you want to visit the New York grave where Uncle Sam is buried, stop by the future hometown of Star Trek's Captain Kirk in Iowa or see the room in California where the Internet was created, Secret America: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure is your ticket to some of the nation's least-known but most interesting spots. It is here where you can explore a historical marker dedicated to Barack and Michelle Obama's first kiss, find out how to acquire logoed merchandise at the National Security Agency's gift shop or examine why Case Western Reserve University has such an unusual name. Secret America is a look at the United States as you've never seen it before a tourist guide that gives you answers to the questions no tourist ever never knew they were supposed to ask. If you are tired of trying to enliven dull family roadtrips searching backroads for the World's Largest Ball of Twine, this is a handbook for truly interesting sites that can transform any cross-country adventure into a tour of the unique spots that make America the odd but fascinating nation that it is.
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681061236
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Did you know ...that a hidden room exists behind Abraham Lincoln s head on Mt. Rushmore? ...that North Carolina was almost accidentally destroyed in a nuclear holocaust? ...that the Mason-Dixon Line had nothing to do with dividing north from south? ...that Major League Baseball once hosted a single game between three different teams? ...that there is a designated state highway in Michigan where cars are not allowed? ...that 21 people were once killed by a 15-foot wave of molasses that devasted a Boston neighborhood? ...that the National Security Agency has a gift shop with logoed merchandise? Whether you want to visit the New York grave where Uncle Sam is buried, stop by the future hometown of Star Trek's Captain Kirk in Iowa or see the room in California where the Internet was created, Secret America: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure is your ticket to some of the nation's least-known but most interesting spots. It is here where you can explore a historical marker dedicated to Barack and Michelle Obama's first kiss, find out how to acquire logoed merchandise at the National Security Agency's gift shop or examine why Case Western Reserve University has such an unusual name. Secret America is a look at the United States as you've never seen it before a tourist guide that gives you answers to the questions no tourist ever never knew they were supposed to ask. If you are tired of trying to enliven dull family roadtrips searching backroads for the World's Largest Ball of Twine, this is a handbook for truly interesting sites that can transform any cross-country adventure into a tour of the unique spots that make America the odd but fascinating nation that it is.
Only in America
Author: Heather Alexander
Publisher: 50 States
ISBN: 0711262845
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
In Only In America, ​discover unique, strange, funny, record-breaking and downright unbelievable facts about every state in the USA.
Publisher: 50 States
ISBN: 0711262845
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
In Only In America, ​discover unique, strange, funny, record-breaking and downright unbelievable facts about every state in the USA.
Weird, Wonderful America
Author: Laura Bergheim
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A compendium of America's least-known and most eccentric tourist stops listing more than 200 mom-and-pop museums, halls of fame, and other attractions too strange to make the standard guidebooks. 150 photos and drawings.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A compendium of America's least-known and most eccentric tourist stops listing more than 200 mom-and-pop museums, halls of fame, and other attractions too strange to make the standard guidebooks. 150 photos and drawings.
Weird Like Us
Author: Ann Powers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684838087
Category : Bohemianism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Describes the various subcultures trying to reshape America today, and includes interviews with modern bohemians, who share their views on life.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684838087
Category : Bohemianism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Describes the various subcultures trying to reshape America today, and includes interviews with modern bohemians, who share their views on life.
Wild, Weird, and Wonderful
Author: Mark Sloan
Publisher: Quantuck Lane Press& the Mill rd
ISBN: 9780971454842
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Remarkable period photographs by F. W. Glasier capture the colorful world of the Big Top in early twentieth-century America, portraying an array of parades, tent raisings, circus spectaculars, and the everyday lives of the performers.
Publisher: Quantuck Lane Press& the Mill rd
ISBN: 9780971454842
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Remarkable period photographs by F. W. Glasier capture the colorful world of the Big Top in early twentieth-century America, portraying an array of parades, tent raisings, circus spectaculars, and the everyday lives of the performers.
Florida
Author: Charlie Carlson
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402766848
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A guide to visiting the odd and less known tourist attractions in the state of Florida.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402766848
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A guide to visiting the odd and less known tourist attractions in the state of Florida.
Strange But True, America
Author: John Hafnor
Publisher: John Hafnor
ISBN: 9780964817555
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Contains 101 curious tales and oddball facts about events and people from the fifty states.
Publisher: John Hafnor
ISBN: 9780964817555
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Contains 101 curious tales and oddball facts about events and people from the fifty states.
The New Roadside America
Author: Doug Kirby
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN: 9780671769314
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are wacky, one-of-a-kind treasures lurking among the Gaps and Burger Kings alongside our highways and byways, and The New Roadside America hightlights them all--covering every interest and organized for easy reference. 250 photographs; line drawings.
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN: 9780671769314
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are wacky, one-of-a-kind treasures lurking among the Gaps and Burger Kings alongside our highways and byways, and The New Roadside America hightlights them all--covering every interest and organized for easy reference. 250 photographs; line drawings.