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Title: Eccentric America: The Bradt Guide to All That's Weird and Wacky in the USA by Jan Friedman ISBN: 1-84162-023-8 Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A guide to the wackiness in America
Comment: Coming as a breath of fresh air, Eccentric America highlights many of the things you won't find in Fodor's. Region by region and state by state we are taken through those things in America that are "eccentric" - offbeat, strange and unique places, people, lodging, restaurants and festivals. I may be a bit biased with my alma mater being included in the book (Jumbo's ashes) but I found the guide refreshing and a wonderful to leaf through and read. Some of the things you find here is that some of the more offbeat events highlighted are different, but not unique. Who would have guessed how many testicle festivals there are in the US? The listings give you a quick synopsis of what it is and why it's included, then you are told where it is, and how to contact someone for more information. Some of the things are sites that I'll never visit, but it's interesting to know about them. Others are now on the list for visits when I'm going on vacation in the future. If you love things like "Roadside America," then you'll want this one too. Anyone can plan a vacation to see historical sites or amusement parks, but with this book you can include a miniature golf course in the basement of a funeral home on your itinerary. Laugh out loud and head scratching events await the adventurous or the adventurous armchair traveler.
Rating: 5
Summary: Long, strange trip... but a short read!
Comment: What would America be without eccentrics? Pretty dull. But thanks to Janet's unique travel guide, there's no excuse for a boring roadtrip. "Eccentric America" will make you forget about cashing in all those accumulated frequent flier miles and inspire you, instead, to take to the open road in search of the "Museum of Pez Memorabilia" or the "Cockroach Hall of Fame."
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Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderfully Weird, Wacky--it is an inspiration to travel
Comment: After reading this book you won't want to stay home. Ty and I should have bought two copies because we waste so much time passing it back and forth. We'll be using Eccentric America for the next few years when planning vactions and of course we have learned to build in extra days because the author is giving us such fun filed travel stops.
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