Eccentric America

Eccentric America is an entertaining and insightful look at the quirky, sometimes bizarre, people and places that populate the fringes of mainstream tourism. With almost a thousand entries, this indispensable guide to weird, wacky, and outrageously fun things to see and do takes you on an unforgettable romp through America's eccentric tourist landscape.

Eccentric America offers a provocative look at hundreds of festivals and events, attractions, museums and collections, tours, shopping, restaurants, hotels, and eccentric environments. Celebrate events like Mike the Headless Chicken Days, SPAMarama, and the Redneck Games. Find out where - and why - to buy powdered iguana foot. Visit the future birthplace of Captain Kirk. Gawk at the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, the Insectarium, and the Elvis Is Alive Museum. Laugh at competitions such as mashed potato wrestling, fruitcake tossing and outhouse races See a real life Mother Goose and her diaper wearing ducks. Meet a man who's built a mountain out of paint and another who drives a van with 1700 cameras glued to it.

Read more from Eccentric America at www.eccentricamerica.com and Jan's latest offering, Eccentric California at www.eccentriccalifornia.net.

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