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Located on the cross-street of Main and Church, at the Philippi Baptist Church. The plaque looks like a headstone, and is located in their garden (across from courthouse).
[Jessica, 01/08/2016]First Amputation of the Civil War:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 69 Church St., Philippi, WV
- Directions:
- Downtown. Plaque is on a low monument on the north side of Church St., midway between N. Main and N. Walnut Sts, in front of Philippi Baptist Church.
Bills itself as "the largest museum in the world dedicated solely to the Civil War." Don't miss the bloody battlefield amputation diorama, and a chance to pepper touch screen Abraham Lincoln with questions.
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- Address:
- One Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg, PA
- Directions:
- In Reservoir Park. I-81 exit 69. Drive south on Progress Ave. Turn right onto US Hwy 22/Walnut St. Drive toward downtown, a little over a mile (When US Hwy 22 bears right, stay on Walnut). When you reach the Parkside Cafe, turn left into the park. Drive up the hill to the parking lot and the museum.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 10-5, Su 12-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 717-260-1861
- Admission:
- Adults $10.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Oroville, California - Bolt's Antique Tool Museum
The largest hand tool museum in the U.S., a collection of over 13,000 assembled by Bud Bolt over 50 years, all carefully labeled. An entire wall of monkey wrenches.
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- Address:
- 1650 Broderick St., Oroville, CA
- Directions:
- Hwy 70 exit east on Montgomery St., left on 1st Avenue, right on Broderick St.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 10-3:45 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 530-538-2528
- Admission:
- Adults $3.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Wax museum focuses on local black history and accomplishments. Stark, compelling wax exhibits on Slave Ships and auctions.
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- Address:
- 2505 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, MO
- Directions:
- In the North St. Louis neighborhood, on the north side of St. Louis Ave. just west of N. 25th St.
- Hours:
- W-Sa 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 314-241-7057
- Admission:
- Adults $7.50
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
The Vanderbilt Mansion and Museum houses the gentleman's collection of William K. Vanderbilt II. It's packed with items he collected during his travels in the early 1900s. Across from each other are a room lined floor-to-ceiling with racks of taxidermy, and a natural history room with display cases filled with odd artifacts, such as an old amputation kit. In the center display case are two shrunken heads from Peru. Whoever gave the tip about the fish left out the shrunken heads. That whole room is just crammed with great stuff.
[V. Tsepis, 10/30/2012]World's Largest Dead Fish:- Address:
- 180 Little Neck Rd, Centerport, NY
- Directions:
- In Diorama Hall of the Vanderbilt Museum. On Little Neck Road, 1.5 miles north of Main St./Hwy 25A in Centerport.
- Hours:
- Tu-Su noon-5, longer hours in summer. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 631-854-5555
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