Attractions

Tune in to see actor Jeff Daniels as a Buckless Yooper. In addition, learn about a professional baseball team’s mascot called Mr. Celery, and the Museum of Funeral Customs that has one focus — death.


Business

Ever drink an okra martini or lather up with a luxury soap named after the lowly boll weevil? Need live crickets – fast? Click here to find out more about these and other businesses that offer unusual products and services!


Dining

Pass the napkins, please. You can get a fried double bologna burger, or try a pig sandwich, green chili slopper or coffee potato ice cream. Wash everything down with a white birch beer from the Hall of Foam.


Oddities

Time out: A Division I college football game actually had a final score of 222-0. Also, somebody had to invent Mother’s Day, and a city called Skullbone got its name from hosting bare-knuckle boxing matches.


Festivals

What’s that smell? Be sure to attend a celebration that features outhouse races, then bring a breath mint to the annual Garlic Festival. In addition, applaud the lucky and deserving winner of the Slug Queen Pageant.

ButtFace Beer and Fat Tire
Buttface Beer and Fat Tire
New Belgium Brewing Co. in Fort Collins Colo. distributes its products, including Fat Tire Ale, to 13 states in the west.
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Why BywaysUSA?
Journal Communications Inc. is the nation’s foremost publisher of annual community magazines. We cover more than 100 cities and towns from coast to coast. As they travel the highways and byways of America, our editors and photographers encounter strange and wonderful things. We hope you enjoy this ongoing journal of their quirky findings – BywaysUSA.
No Ordinary 'Plug’
This vibrant fire hydrant in Albertville, Ala., marked by a commemorative plaque, is the 2 millionth hydrant produced by the Mueller Co.’s local plant.
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Helping Out at Ground Zero
Bella served as a model for Kappler Safety Group’s research and development staff in Guntersville, Ala., who designed the protective boots worn by the rescue dogs at the World Trade Center site.
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Ruby Red Grapefruit Pie
Ferrell’s Pit owner Louise Mainord is known for famous homemade pies in Mission, Texas.
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Thousands Wed at Mill
Crown Point, Ind., is where Rudolph Valentino got married, and so did Muhammad Ali and Red Grange.
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