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America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections [Paperback]

Sandra Gurvis (Author)
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October 1998
They're weird, they're wonderful, and over 100 are in this book. Essential for travelers who want more than a routine itenerary. "Travel & Leisure's" Book of the Month.


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  • Paperback: 307 pages
  • Publisher: Citadel Pr; Rev Sub edition (October 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 080652037X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806520377
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,762,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Sandra Gurvis (www.sgurvis.com, www.booksaboutthe60s.com) is the author of fifteen books, including Careers for Nonconformists (a selection of the Quality Paperback Book Club), Where Have All the Flower Children Gone? and the novel, The Pipe Dreamers as well as hundreds of magazine articles and essays. Her newest titles are Ohio Curiosities, (Globe Pequot, 2007, 2nd edition due 2011); Paris Hilton: A Biography (Greenwood, 2011); Day Trips from Columbus,3rd ed.(Globe Pequot, 2009); and Managing the Telecommuting Employee with Michael Amigoni (Adams, 2009). Her second novel, Country Club Wives is currently making the rounds with New York publishers and is available on Kindle.

Her books have been featured in newspapers, television, and radio stations across the country; and have been excerpted in magazines. Sandra has also written extensively on business and medical topics and lectures frequently on writing, the '60s, and her books. She has been selected for residencies and fellowships and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). She lives in Columbus, Ohio.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of unique and unusual places, September 6, 2000
This review is from: America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections (Paperback)
The author has put together a superb collection of unusual museums and supplemented the listings with almost all the necessary details. In addition to intriguingly written descriptions of the museums (which make you want to visit pretty much everything listed), address and phone information is included. Most listings for museums in small towns also relate the location to the nearest major city. An appendix provides web site and e-mail address, as well.

The only thing missing (as in most tour guides, alas) is a map that pinpoints where these museums are in relation to where you are (or where you're going). But given the descriptive directions from major cities, and the organization by major geographical region (and then by state), it's not too hard to figure out.

This is one a must-consult volume for anyone taking to the road, or visiting a new area of the country.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Most interesting...and fun!, February 12, 2005
This review is from: America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections (Paperback)
As the title suggests, this is a tour of more than 100 bizarre little museums people (and a few corporations) have set up across the USA ( and a couple in Canada). Some include:

-The Museum of Mestruation (started by a single man in his 50s)

-The Tooth Fairy Museum

-The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

-Spam has a museum

-So does Combat, the bug spray company. They also have a contest in which you can send them dead roaches dressed up in dioramas.

-The Bull Hall of Fame.

Since I am a proud Hoosier, I'm proud to note that Indiana offerings include:

-The Old Jail Museum in Crawfordsville

-The Dan Quayle Center and Museum in Huntington

-Drake's Midwest Phonograph Museum in MArtinsville

-The Bird's Eye View Museum in Wakarusa.

My favorite is "the Museum of Bad Art: in Massachusetts. Search them on google and find their web page. You can see samples by clicking on the different galleries.


Anyway - fun book. Makes you wonder a bit about your fellow man and his collecting habits.
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