Roadside Attractions http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5187513&ft=1&f=5187513 Consider before booking your next vacation: Hotspots that boast monsters, mermaids and a big ball of twine. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:52:51 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Roadside Attractions http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5187513&ft=1&f=5187513 Building 'The World' Off the Coast of Dubai An ambitious new project just offshore from the United Arab Emirates capital city of Dubai hopes to re-create the geography of the globe. The project, named "The World," consists of 300 man-made islands grouped roughly into continents and countries. Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:52:51 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4700950&ft=1&f=5187513 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4700950&ft=1&f=5187513 An ambitious new project just offshore from the United Arab Emirates capital city of Dubai hopes to re-create the geography of the globe. The project, named "The World," consists of 300 man-made islands grouped roughly into continents and countries.

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]]> Unraveling the Story Behind a Big Ball of Twine Cawker City, Kans., boasts one of America's great roadside attractions: the world's largest ball of sisal twine. Is the claim really true? NPR's Steve Inskeep investigates in a conversation with Kay Thull of the Cawker City Community Club. Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:52:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2004/11/29/4189959/unraveling-the-story-behind-a-big-ball-of-twine?ft=1&f=5187513 http://www.npr.org/2004/11/29/4189959/unraveling-the-story-behind-a-big-ball-of-twine?ft=1&f=5187513 Cawker City, Kans., boasts one of America's great roadside attractions: the world's largest ball of sisal twine. Is the claim really true? NPR's Steve Inskeep investigates in a conversation with Kay Thull of the Cawker City Community Club.

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]]> Weeki Wachee Springs Fifty years ago, a limestone cavern at Weeki Wachee Springs, Fla., entered the realm of American kitsch when a group of ladies donned mermaid suits and swam for audiences in an underwater ballet. Today, the show is still drawing tourists. Sun, 10 Aug 1997 18:32:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5187522&ft=1&f=5187513 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5187522&ft=1&f=5187513 Fifty years ago, a limestone cavern at Weeki Wachee Springs, Fla., entered the realm of American kitsch when a group of ladies donned mermaid suits and swam for audiences in an underwater ballet. Today, the show is still drawing tourists.

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