Roadside Distractions

South

Deep in the heart of the nation, we found 10 real-life bizarre roadside attractions. Match each attraction to its home state, and identify which attraction is the Tourist Trap -- a bogus locale we made up.

1. Basketball-Eating Crocodile
Once a week, this ferocious beast consumes a regulation size basketball, first popping it with his mighty jaws, then swallowing the shredded contents.

2. Center of the Universe
Depending on where you stand in this brick circle, you may hear other voices echo, but not your own.

3. Vampire Gravesite
This actual grave is believed to hold a vanquished creature of the night; a tree protruding from the grave is believed to have grown from the stake piercing the vampire's heart.

4. World's Largest Sundial
This enormous timepiece stretches 62 feet.

5. Graceland Too
Extremely thorough shrine to Elvis Presley, often called better than the real Graceland.

6. Convict Rodeo
Hardened criminals annually perform death-defying rodeo stunts for standing-room-only audiences.

7. Cockroach Hall of Fame
Multiple dioramas featuring cockroaches as real and fictional characters; presentations include glamorous pianist Liberoache, and the classic horror setting, The Bates Roach Motel.

8. Heritage Underwear Show
A county historical society sponsors this amusing (and clean) performance by local elderly ladies.

9. Hot & Cold Water Towers
For the amusement of tourists, these neighboring water towers are labeled Hot and Cold.

10. Cement Park
Despite the wooden appearance, the majority of this park's contents are made entirely of cement.

11. Atari Video Game Burial Grounds
Before there were X-Boxes, there was Atari. This late 1970s home video game system had run its course by the early 80s and the company abandoned tons of game cartridges, encasing them in cement.

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