Museums
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This document provides information on the development of museums and roadside attractions in the United States. It discusses how museums were established in the 1700s and grew in popularity in the mid-1800s to early 1900s. It then outlines how car culture in the 1940s led to the rise of roadside attractions across the country, listing unique attractions by state ranging from giant sculptures to oddity collections. The document aims to showcase the variety of museums and tourist destinations across the US.
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- 2. DEVELOPMENT OF MUSEUMS IN THE U.S. 1773: Charlestown Museum established Mid 1800searly 1900s: Museum Age Charles Wilson Peale & Phineas T. Barnum
- 3. DEVELOPMENT OF ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS 1940s: car culture becomes widespread
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- 6. ALASKA Santa Claus 42 feet =13 m North Pole
- 7. ARIZONA Meteor Crater Flagstaff The Grand Canyon
- 8. ARKANSAS Worlds Largest Spinach Can Alma Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro
- 9. CALIFORNIA Grandma Prisbreys Bottle Village 23 buildings/ structures Simi Valley Alcatraz Island
- 10. COLORADO May Natural History Museum of the Tropics Colorado Springs
- 11. CONNECTICUT Timexpo Waterbury Wells Dinosaur Haven Uncasville
- 12. DELAWARE Dover International Speedway and Miles the Monster 46 ft = 14 m
- 13. FLORIDA Coral Castle Homestead Monkey Jungle Where the humans are caged and the monkeys run wild. Miami
- 14. GEORGIA Worlds Largest Peanut 33 ft = 10 m Ashburn Lunch Box Museum Columbus
- 15. HAWAII Worlds Largest Botanical Maze 3 acres Oahu
- 16. IDAHO Spud Drive In Theater Driggs Worlds First Nuclear Plant Tours Acro
- 17. ILLINOIS Kaskaskia Dragon Worlds Largest Catsup Bottle Vandalia 70 ft = 21 m Collinsville
- 18. INDIANA Backyard Roller Coaster Worlds Largest Ball of Paint Over 18,000 layers Bruceville Alexandria
- 19. IOWA Worlds Largest Strawberry Axe Muder House 15 ft = 5 m Villisca Strawberry Point
- 20. KANSAS Dorothys House and the Land of Oz Liberal
- 21. KENTUCKY Sanders Caf辿 Worlds Largest Bat Corbin 120 ft = 36 Louisville
- 22. LOUISIANA Worlds Largest Mailbox 14 ft = 4 m Newellton
- 23. MAINE The Desert of Maine Freeport Lenny the Chocolate Moose Scarborough
- 24. MARYLAND National Museum of Dentistry Baltimore
- 25. MASSACHUSETTS MOBA- Museum of Bad Art Dedham The Mappararium Boston
- 26. MICHIGAN American Museum of Magic Marshall Worlds Largest Tire 80 ft = 24 Allen Park
- 27. MINNESOTA Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox 18 ft = 5.4 m Bemidji
- 29. MISSOURI Titanic: Worlds Largest Museum Attraction Branson
- 30. MONTANA Worlds Largest Steer 3,980 lbs = 1,800 kilos; 5'9" = 2 m Baker
- 31. NEBRASKA Worlds Largest Time Capsule 1975 Seward Carhenge Alliance
- 32. NEVADA Mob Museum M&Ms World Las Vegas Las Vegas
- 33. NEW HAMPSHIRE American Classic Arcade Museum/Largest Arcade in the World Lanconia
- 34. NEW JERSEY Mighty Joe the Gorilla 25 ft = 7.6 m Shamong Worlds Largest Light Bulb Edison
- 35. NEW MEXICO Flying Saucer McDonalds Roswell
- 36. NEW YORK Hometown of Uncle Sam Troy House of Frakenstein Wax Museum Lake George
- 37. NORTH CAROLINA Ghost Town in the Sky Maggie Valley The Mickey Pot Made in 1858 Winston- Salem
- 38. NORTH DAKOTA Zombie Golf Giant A Very Long, Straight Road Garrison 123 miles = 197 km
- 39. OHIO History of Cheesemaking Mural 60 ft = 18 m Millersburg Worlds Largest Apple Basket Frazeysburg
- 41. OREGON Addidas Giant Shoes 15 ft = 4.5 m Portland
- 42. PENNSYLVANIA Roadside America 8,000 sq ft = 2,400 sq m Shartlesville 1935
- 43. RHODE ISLAND Big Blue Bug Providence
- 44. SOUTH CAROLINA Worlds Largest Peach Cherokee Tommy the Worlds Largest Crab 25 ft tall = 7.6 m; 35 ft wide = 10.6 m Myrtle Beach
- 45. SOUTH DAKOTA Mitchell Corn Palace Redecorated yearly with corn Mt. Rushmore Keystone
- 46. TENNESSEE Worlds Longest Yard Sale 690 Miles & 4 Days long Held once a year
- 48. UTAH Worlds Largest Fishing Fly 32 ft = 9.8 m Logan
- 49. VERMONT The Whispering Statue Barre Queen Connie Leicester
- 50. VIRGINIA Worlds Oldest Cured Ham Smithfield Natural Bridge 200 ft = 60 m
- 52. WASHINGTON DC Smithsonian Institution 19 Musuems + 1 Zoo
- 54. WISCONSIN Worlds Largest Six Pack La Crosse Wizard Quest Wisconsin Dells
- 55. WYOMING Giant Head of Abe Lincoln 13 ft = 4 m Laramie Ames Brothers Pyramid Laramie