Going on a road trip?
Going
on
a
road
trip
?
The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites.
The
St.
Louis
Arch
,
Statue
of
Liberty
and
Golden
Gate
Bridge
are
great
tourist
sites
.
But if you prefer offbeat destinations, check out the following roadside attractions.
But
if
you
prefer
offbeat
destinations
,
check
out
the
following
roadside
attractions
.
World's Largest Ball of Paint
World
's
Largest
Ball
of
Paint
Alexandria, Ind.
Alexandria
,
Ind
.
In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere.
In
1977
,
Michael
Carmichael
set
out
to
create
the
biggest
ball
of
paint
anywhere
.
Starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year.
Starting
with
a
baseball
as
center
,
he
painted
layer
after
layer
of
paint
day
after
day
,
year
after
year
.
The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Records.
The
ball
weighs
more
than
1,300
pounds
,
with
more
than
20,000
coats
of
paint
,
which
is
recognized
by
Guinness
World
Records
.
Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history.
Visitors
can
paint
the
ball
themselves
and
become
part
of
history
.
The Museum of Dirt
The
Museum
of
Dirt
Boston, Mass.
Boston
,
Mass
.
The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson.
The
museum
is
the
idea
of
Glenn
Johnson
.
Labeled glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France.
Labeled
glass
bottles
contain
such
treasures
as
dirt
from
the
Great
Wall
of
China
,
as
well
as
sand
from
a
desert
in
Saudi
Arabia
and
Omaha
Beach
in
France
.
Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free.
Best
of
all
,
the
cost
of
seeing
this
museum
is
dirt
cheap
:
It
's
free
.
Mount Horeb Mustard Museum
Mount
Horeb
Mustard
Museum
Mount Horeb, Wis.
Mount
Horeb
,
Wis
.
It's heaven for hotdog lovers!
It
's
heaven
for
hotdog
lovers
!
This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustard.
This
museum
claims
to
have
the
world
's
largest
collection
of
prepared
mustard
.
Its more than 4, 100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China.
Its
more
than
4
,
100
bottles
of
spices
come
from
60
nations
,
including
Turkey
and
China
.
Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold.
Visitors
learn
the
history
of
mustard
,
from
how
it
's
made
to
how
it
's
advertised
and
sold
.
The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream!
The
museum
's
creator
,
Barry
Levenson
,
loves
mustard
so
much
that
he
even
puts
it
on
ice
cream
!
Paper House
Paper
House
Rockport, Mass.
Rockport
,
Mass
.
Swedish immigrant Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper.
Swedish
immigrant
Ellis
Stenman
was
much
ahead
of
his
time
in
1922
,
when
he
started
to
build
a
two-room
house
almost
entirely
out
of
newspaper
.
At the time, people didn't give much, if any, thought to recycling paper.
At
the
time
,
people
did
n't
give
much
,
if
any
,
thought
to
recycling
paper
.
In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a word yet.
In
fact
,
``
recycling
''
was
n't
even
a
word
yet
.
The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers of newspaper.
The
house
is
framed
with
wood
,
but
the
walls
are
made
of
215
layers
of
newspaper
.
In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers.
In
all
,
he
used
about
100,000
newspapers
.
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Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat destinations, check out the following roadside attractions.  World's Largest Ball of Paint  Alexandria, Ind.  In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Records. Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history.  The Museum of Dirt  Boston, Mass.  The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free.  Mount Horeb Mustard Museum  Mount Horeb, Wis.  It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustard. Its more than 4, 100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream!  Paper House  Rockport, Mass.  Swedish immigrant Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much, if any, thought to recycling paper. In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers of newspaper. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers. ks5u