Oddball Wisconsin : a guide to 400 really strange places / Jerome Pohlen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pohlen, Jerome.

Series:

Oddball series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curiosities and wonders--Wisconsin--Guidebooks.

Curiosities and wonders.

Wisconsin--Guidebooks.

Wisconsin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (596 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Updated and even stranger, this new edition boasts more than 400 unique destinations for tourists looking for attractions off the beaten path. Bizarre locations and landmarks include Chainsaw Gordy's Garden of Saws, Smokey Bear's head, the World's Largest Soup Kettle, the Toilet Bowl Parade, and the world's only upside-down White House. This book offers fascinating and little-known historical tidbits and answers burning questions such as Where was Liberace born? What is a hodag, and where do you catch one? Who invented the hamburger? and Will a Polka Hall of Fame ever be built? This is the real guide to Wisconsin, birthplace of the snowmobile, the typewriter, and the ice cream sundae. The address, phone number, hours, cost, directions, and website of each oddity accompany its description.

Contents:

Cover; Half-Title; Book-Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1. Northern Wisconsin; Map of Northern Wisconsin; 2. Central Wisconsin; Map of Central Wisconsin; 3. The Dells; 4. Southern Wisconsin; Map of Southern Wisconsin; 5. Mad Town; 6. Eastern Wisconsin; Map of Eastern Wisconsin; 7. Milwaukee; 8. The Monster Tour; Epiiogue; Acknowiedgments; Recommended Sources; City Index; Site Index; Backcover

Notes:

Includes indexes.

ISBN:

1-61374-667-9

OCLC:

837684366