Sick of the usual art museums you find in every tourist destination? Here is your change to go offroad and find something different. The following attractions are probably the wackiest ones, filled with kitsch and completely without a purpose. If you want to see how far people can go for a hobby, here are 5 odd attractions worth seeing in the US. Curiously enough, many of these museums receive a large number of visitiors.

1. For all the housewives out there that have the hobby of decorating the kitchen, the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum will indeed be an attraction worth visiting. For others, it’s simply that odd thing you stop by on your way to somewhere. Andrea Ludden is so passionate about her salt and pepper shakers that she needed a museum to display her prized collection. There are over 17,000 salt and pepper shakers all over the world, in different shapes or sizes, collected by Andrea in the past 22 years. There’s a gift shop with shakers and spices, if you want a memory of the place. Located in Winery Square on Highway 32 in Gatlinburg, the museum has free admission and is open during weekdays.

2. Elvis’s RV is rated among the top attractions for all Elvis lookalikes across the state, even though we’re not sure one would fit in through the door. But there’s more to it than just the name! The wacky City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri is a colorful place with family photos, memorabilia and collectibles. In this three-floor museum, the tiny Trailer of Tragedy is hidden among the exhibits, a wedding gift from Col. Tom Parker to Elvis and Priscilla Presley. This trailer was their escape out of celebrity world, being filled with incense, beaded curtains and other hippy objects that Priscilla loved. What you can find now in the trailer is a pretty accurate fortune teller and a lot of Elvis memorabilia.

3. Another hot destination for housewives on the road is the Stove Museum belonging to Joe Bryant. The museum located in Thorndike Maine consists of hundreds shiny, restored antique wood burning stoves, coming from the 1750s - 1850’s. Fun and tacky at the same time, the Bryants collect much more than just stoves – they also like old toys and musical instruments which they work on restoring. Perhaps the museum doesn’t have such catchy displays, but you can’t help but admire the dedication and passion the Bryants put into the museum.

4. If you art does not receive the appreciation it needs or if you’re just a fan of bad paintings, you might consider the Museum of Bad Art, in the Dedham Community Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. Some art is just too funny or bad to be ignored. Scott Wilson, the founder and “esteemed curator emeritus” of Boston’s Museum of Bad Art, got his idea when he came across “Lucy in the Field with Flowers,” (large photo) a truly confusing work of art. From that first painting, the museum has gathered over 400 pieces of confusing or simply bad art, but only 40 are displayed at a time, due to lack of space.

5. Wisconsin was once the “Mother of Circuses,” hosting more than 100 traveling circuses. Considering this, there’s only natural that Baraboo, Wisconsin will be home to the Circus Museum. The odd attraction is filled with more than 200 brightly painted circus wagons, odd and rare posters and graphics from the circus world but also books, posters and other novelties. Best time to visit the Museum is between May and September when you can catch live acts, parades, animal rides and various concerts.

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