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[introducinlyric]

If you like your attractions a little left of centre then consider the below options that i read about in The Daily Telegraph's pull out travel section "Escape".

In Cottonwood, Idaho The Dog Bark Park Inn Dog Bark Park Inn offers rooms for the night for 4 people comfortably located in the belly of a 4 metre tall beagle nicknamed "Sweet Willy."

Perhaps more mainstream yet still quite "different" is the 80 year old Delta King Riverboat Delta King now permanently moored on the river at old town Sacramento, California.

In San Luis Obispo - The Madonna Inn Madonna Inn displays its multiple personalities with not a handful but 109 rooms each one meticulously decorated to suit a theme. Here you can play at being a caveman or Napoleon, take on the persona of a hillbilly or a conquistador or simply go ape in the jungle room.

Hawaii's Volcano Hotel Volcano Hotel should provide the necessary adrenalin rush. What if Mt Kilauea one of the World's most active volcanoes, grumbling away nearby blows its top tonight?

Train buffs should check out the beautifully recreated Aurora Express in Alaska Aurora Express where they sleep in restored railway carriages called Immaculate Conception, Can Can or Gold Mine, then wake up to the same stunning view.

An unusal option The Pigeon Point Lighthouse keepers quarters Pigeon Point Lighthouse on the central coast of California

In West Virginia there's the annual Road Kill Cook Off Road Kill Cook Off

Does a Garlic Festival tickle your fancy Love Garlic and Gilroy Garlic Festival at such events you can find such scrumptious dishes as garlic ice cream? garlic jelly?

More weird is Minnesota's Spam Museum Spam Museum which is filled with Spam - obilia erm....ok

Try Opaque Dark Dining Diners at the 3 west coast (L.A, San Francisco and San Diego) dont get to see their food at all because they are served in total darkness (this one actually sounds interesting to me).

A mammoth Tug-o-War appeal to you TugFest each August across the largest river in the USA the Mississippi, ten 20 member teams compete in hefting a 730 metre, 308kg rope which is stretched between Illinois and Iowa.

Fancy getting lost in a cornfield instead Severscornmaze CornField Maze Corn Mazes America

Beaver Oklahoma is designated Cow Chip throwing Capital of the world - the title quite frankly says enough Cow Chip

fancy a rodeo on skis with about a hundred ProRodeo cowboys from the US, Canada and Australia swapping chaps and spurs for skis and snowboards Cowboy Downhill

Kinetic Grand Championships Kinetic Universe here inventors get the chance to test their whimsically designed and manually powered sculpture contraptions on the art world's only triathlon - a three day- 64 km race. Cheating is apparently encouraged.

[starlagurl]

Train buffs should check out the beautifully recreated Aurora Express in Alaska Aurora Express where they sleep in restored railway carriages called Immaculate Conception, Can Can or Gold Mine, then wake up to the same stunning view.

Haha, I stayed in a caboose once in like, Pennsylvania or something...

In West Virginia there's the annual Road Kill Cook Off Road Kill Cook Off

Does a Garlic Festival tickle your fancy Love Garlic and Gilroy Garlic Festival at such events you can find such scrumptious dishes as garlic ice cream? garlic jelly?

Growse to both!

Try Opaque Dark Dining Diners at the 3 west coast (L.A, San Francisco and San Diego) dont get to see their food at all because they are served in total darkness (this one actually sounds interesting to me).

I've heard of this before, I think there's one in Toronto, and blind people actually are the waiters/waitresses. Pretty interesting!

[introducinlyric]

Try Opaque Dark Dining Diners at the 3 west coast (L.A, San Francisco and San Diego) dont get to see their food at all because they are served in total darkness (this one actually sounds interesting to me).

I've heard of this before, I think there's one in Toronto, and blind people actually are the waiters/waitresses. Pretty interesting!

i think it would be pretty interesting but my question is if your served in total darkness how do the waiters/waitresses know where theyre going to be able to serve anyone's meals? i have to take a proper look at the website

[mmbcross]

After reading this, how can anyone say that the USA is an underrated destination. We have some of the best street food, including Spam and Road Kill, and having your meal served in total darkness (Spam soufflé with road kill topping). If you are lucky, and in the right place at the right time, you might even get some cow chips landing in your plate. Now can any other country beat that?

[introducinlyric]

We have some of the best street food, including Spam and Road Kill, and having your meal served in total darkness (Spam soufflé with road kill topping). If you are lucky, and in the right place at the right time, you might even get some cow chips landing in your plate. Now can any other country beat that?

this is hilarious!! i dont think any other country can beat that hehe

[starlagurl]

i think it would be pretty interesting but my question is if your served in total darkness how do the waiters/waitresses know where theyre going to be able to serve anyone's meals? i have to take a proper look at the website

Well they're blind! So they're used to it!

[introducinlyric]

i think it would be pretty interesting but my question is if your served in total darkness how do the waiters/waitresses know where theyre going to be able to serve anyone's meals? i have to take a proper look at the website

Well they're blind! So they're used to it!

are they blind in the american restaurants? i just thought you meant one in Toronto...

[starlagurl]

are they blind in the american restaurants? i just thought you meant one in Toronto...

Oh, I have no idea, I thought it was a chain...

Haha, I stayed in a caboose once in like, Pennsylvania or something...

Is this the caboose you stayed at in PA?

Read about this one in a book about the old Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30).

New owners apparently have upgraded the cabooses -- at least one has a jacuzzi ...

That could definitely be it. I really can't remember the name of it. I think I was 14 at the time.