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Paul Johnson collected 3,479 pencil sharpeners and kept them in a one-room museum-shed in his yard. He died July 2010. His shed was moved into town, remodeled, and reopened in January 2024. Now displays over 5,000 sharpeners.
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Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum
- Address:
- 13178 OH-664 S., Logan, OH
- Directions:
- In a little building next to the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center. US-33 exit onto OH-664. Turn south. Drive 100 yards. You'll see the Welcome Center ahead, on the left.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 9-5, Su 11-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 740-385-9706
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Washington, DC - Charles Siegert: Death by Tiger
Grave of a circus roustabout who learned the hard way: don't sleep atop a tiger cage.
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Congressional Cemetery
- Address:
- 1801 E St. SE, Washington, DC
- Directions:
- Walk into the cemetery at the intersection of Potomac Ave. SE and E St. SE. Walk straight in. At the third cross path turn left. At the fourth cross path turn right. The tiger grave will be on the right about 50 feet along the path; a large black granite stone, three rows in.
- Hours:
- Daylight daily; gated after hours. Office M-F 9-5. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 202-543-0539
A showplace of manatee tourism, Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center is built around the warm water discharge canal from Big Bend Power Station, where manatees hang out when Tampa Bay water gets too cold.
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Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center
- Address:
- 6990 Dickman Rd, Apollo Beach, FL
- Directions:
- Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center. I-75 Exit 246, west on Big Bend Road/CR 672, go 2.5 miles west to curve intersection of Big Band and Dickman Rd.
- Hours:
- Open daily 10-5 Nov 1 - Apr 15. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 813-228-4289
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Freed from secrecy rules, America's bomb-makers built a museum about what they did in the desert north of Las Vegas.
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- Address:
- 755 E. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV
- Directions:
- South side of downtown. I-15 exit onto Hwy 592 (Flamingo Rd.), then east about 1.5 miles. South side of the road, just past Paradise Rd.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 702-409-7366
- Admission:
- Adults $29.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
A rural living museum that surprises with devil burls, angel swirls, Apocalypse signage, and a full-size perpetual motion machine. 65 acres, several buildings, farm animals, 250,000+ items.
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- Address:
- 2819 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton, TN
- Directions:
- I-75 exit 122 (Norris-Clinton). Drive east. The museum is one mile on the left.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 865-494-7680
- RA Rates:
- The Best
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