I want to go to the cheesiest tourist trap in U.S.
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That redneck-mountain outside Atlanta that has those one guys (I think they were generals or something) carved in the mountain. Rebel flags flying everywhere. Talk about cheesy, why would you want to carve a bunch of LOSERS in your mountain. Us northerners don't brag about winning, why should you southerners keep bringing up a war you lost. GET OVER IT!
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Worlds largest ball of twine in Cocker City (sp?) Kansas. Believe it or not, there's a city in Iowa that claims they have the largest ball of twine. While I've only seen the one in KS, I can't imagine anything that could top it on the cheese factor scale.
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how about those hundreds of "pasties" shops all along Michigan's upper peninsula; just to complement the Mystery Spot nominated earlier. I don't know if they're still there, but 15 years ago everyone was advertising "pasties" with billboards all along the road. Betty's paties, the 7 dwarfs' pasties, Barney's pasties, even Mrs. Claus's pasties. I assume they were "Pastries", but we can always wonder...
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In Nebraska we have a couple spots...
1. Carhenge--You are all familiar with Stone Henge in England, right? Well, this is the same concept, but with old junk cars instead. It even has a little museum there...it's in the panhandle, near Alliance.
2. The Great Platte River Road Archway--This is the only manmand monument or manmade "thing" that spans the length of interstate 80 near Kearney, Nebraska. A waste of money and it looks like a big iron piece of crap. You can't miss it...very cheesy indeed.
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1. Carhenge--You are all familiar with Stone Henge in England, right? Well, this is the same concept, but with old junk cars instead. It even has a little museum there...it's in the panhandle, near Alliance.
2. The Great Platte River Road Archway--This is the only manmand monument or manmade "thing" that spans the length of interstate 80 near Kearney, Nebraska. A waste of money and it looks like a big iron piece of crap. You can't miss it...very cheesy indeed.
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I would go even further, and nominate the entire state of Florida (although I don't find WDW very cheesey -- just well-done fun). Re pasties in the earlier post: That's spelled correctly, as in Cornish pasties -- kind of like a meat pie. A local specialty, I'm told.
Re Williamsburg -- not cheesey at all, but you have to have a bit of imagination to really get into the atmosphere, rather than maintaining an ironic detachment.
Another couple of nominees, as I think of them: Virginia Beach, VA and Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
Re Williamsburg -- not cheesey at all, but you have to have a bit of imagination to really get into the atmosphere, rather than maintaining an ironic detachment.
Another couple of nominees, as I think of them: Virginia Beach, VA and Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
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San Francisco. A very overrated city with a second rate arts scene, overpriced restaurants, scores of agressive homeless drug addicts on the street, and cold weather in the summer(rarely gets above 70 degrees). They like to call themselves "the city" and compare themselves to New York City to elevate themselves. They are fooling no one. In fact, SF is not even a big city. With a population of 730,000 is actually a medium-sized city. There are many other places with better restaurants, a more reputable arts scene, and better weather.

