West
The wild West
is home to these 10 real-life roadside attractions, and one not-so-real
decoy. Match each attraction to its home state, and identify
which attraction is the Tourist Trap -- a bogus locale we made
up.
1. Hell's Half-Acre
A gorge of jagged rock that appears
almost alien; so much so, in fact, that the locale was the setting
for the alien bug planet in the film Starship Troopers.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
2. Replica
of the Simpsons house
Awarded as first prize in a Pepsi sweepstakes.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
3. Fake Fallen
Backpacker
A life-size phony hiker who appears to have fallen from a mountain
cliff.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
4. Second-Most
Scenic Dump
This landfill wears its silver medal like a badge of honor.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
5. Paper Airplane
Museum
Boasting more than 2,000
handheld gliders.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
6. World's
Largest Squirting Clam
This 5-foot tall wooden clam kicks off the Annual Clam Festival
with a spurt of water several feet into the air.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
7. U.S. Flag
made of Human Hair
Four feet long and red, white and blue, this hair-flag decorates
the window of a strip-mall hair salon.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
8. LolliStop
Signs
A small town in this state has only 17 stop signs, but all of
them are made of candy; these enormous red lollipops eventually
wear away from rainfall and birds with a sweet tooth before they
are replaced.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
9. Giant Walk-Through
Human Heart
Educational, and creepy.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
10. House of
Straw
Not directly affiliated with the three little pigs.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
11. The Big
Stack
This, the largest smokestack in the nation, could fit the entire
Washington Monument inside it.
In which western state will you find it?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tourist Trap
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