Off-Center Road Trips

Categories: Local Interest , Travel , Nonfiction

It's the end of July, and it seems like all the folks from the office have headed off on vacation, or are planning one.  Trips to Florida, the Smoky Mountains, and all the old favorites...do they make you yawn?  Looking for something different?  Something to spice up the water-cooler confab?  Something to make your co-workers stand up and say "huh?"  Look no farther than America Bizarro: A guide to freaky festivals, groovy gatherings, kooky contests, and other strange happenings across the U.S.A.

Even if you're not ready to hop in the car in search of strange American folk culture, America Bizarro is a great read.  Catch an entry here or there while you're waiting for the bus, or for an appointment and imagine a mini-vacation to International Tuba Day, the National Hobo Convention, or the World Championship Punkin' Chunkin Contest.

 

If you're rarin' to go, you can start with the listing that's closest to home.  Yes, America Bizarro lists the World's Longest Yard Sale, which is 450 miles long and starts in nearby Covington, Kentucky.  Good news!  The yard sale is August 3-6 this year so you still have time to gas up the tank and get shopping.