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.

Keep On Tow Truckin’
Jerry Bullock (left) and Frank Thomas manage the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame in Chattanooga, Tenn.

An unusual museum in Chattanooga uses a different hook to attract visitors each year.

The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum opened in September 1995 to honor those who have spent their lives helping to remove disabled vehicles from roadways. The photographs of 210 Hall of Fame tow truck driver inductees from around the world grace the walls of the museum, and 25 vintage tow truck wreckers are on display for the public to view.

“Wrecker drivers have always been unsung heroes who don’t get enough credit,” says Frank Thomas, museum manager. “They are the first ones out there to help people get out of the ditch, and they deserve a shrine in their honor. They have one right here in Chattanooga.”