Weird America

America is turning 250, and somehow the party includes cracked bells, haunted taverns, giant president heads, battlefield ghosts, roadside diners, patriotic gift shops, and one suspicious cannon nobody fully trusts. Weird America 250 is a funny, strange, story-packed road trip through the odd places, dramatic legends, historic landmarks, and bizarre tourist traditions that helped shape the United States. This is not a dry textbook or a stiff patriotic lecture. It is a lively travel-guide-style journey through the country’s most memorable historic stops, from Philadelphia’s Independence ...

What if the America you know is only half the story? Beneath the official history of the United States lies another nation—one that exists in sealed archives, suppressed testimonies, and the fading memories of witnesses whose accounts were deemed too impossible to believe. This is the Whispering Republic, a shadow America where towns vanish from collective memory, where time flows backward, and where the dead return to age in reverse toward their own births. Twelve Chronicles. Twelve Impossibilities. One Terrifying Pattern. From the traveling theatre troupe in 1889 Kansas whose ...

Weird but True Stories from South American History: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from the Continent of Wonders takes readers on a thrilling journey through the most surprising, eerie, and astonishing true events in South America's past. From ancient lost cities swallowed by jungle to the sacred child mummies left high in the Andes, this book uncovers ten bizarre but historically verified tales that showcase the strange brilliance of the continent’s history. Each chapter explores a unique story backed by real evidence, providing a captivating blend of mystery, archaeology, ...

America has never seen a canyon, prairie, forest, or historic mystery without wondering, “Could we put on a show here?” Weird Outdoor Shows Across America takes readers on an entertaining road trip to the country’s strangest open-air performances. Discover Broadway-style musicals beneath Utah’s red cliffs, opera in the New Mexico desert, Shakespeare in Central Park, cowboy spectacles in the North Dakota Badlands, pioneer pageants on the prairie, and the unsolved mystery of Roanoke Island performed under the stars. Along the way, explore: • The giant TEXAS Outdoor Musical inside ...

America’s highways are haunted, and the ghosts have excellent tourist infrastructure. Take an unforgettable road trip through the strangest, creepiest, and most legendary places in the country. Explore haunted hotels, foggy cemeteries, abandoned mining towns, historic battlefields, eerie lighthouses, notorious prisons, ghostly ships, Route 66 ruins, and old buildings where the past apparently refuses to check out. Along the way, discover the chilling stories behind Salem, Sleepy Hollow, Gettysburg, Savannah, New Orleans, Tombstone, Alcatraz, the Queen Mary, the Stanley Hotel, and many ...

Did you know that every state has Crazy/Stupid laws. Have you ever wondered what your state’s crazy laws are? What caused those laws and who did what? Take a look inside! This book takes you on a captivating journey through some of the most peculiar regulations across the U.S. From all 50 states, the book unpacks the hilarious side of the American legal system. What’s included on this journey: · Laugh-Out-Loud Moments: Discover the absurdities that exist within the legal codes of various states, leaving you in stitches and wondering how these laws came to be. · Everyday Absurdities: ...

Weird but True Stories from the 1950's: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from America’s Atomic Age Think you know the 1950's? Think again. Beneath the surface of poodle skirts, chrome diners, and black-and-white TV was a decade overflowing with mystery, irony, and stranger-than-fiction true stories. This captivating collection reveals ten astonishing real-life events from the 1950's that defy expectation and logic—each one verified and rooted in historical fact. From radar panic over Washington D.C. to the eerie Phantom Whistler of New Jersey, from mid-air collisions with ...

Look down as you buzz across America, and Oklahoma looks like another “flyover state.” A closer inspection, however, reveals one of the most tragic, fascinating, and unpredictable places in the United States In this book, Russell Cobb tells the story of a state rich in natural resources and artistic talent, yet near the bottom in education and social welfare. Raised in Tulsa, Cobb engages Oklahomans across the boundaries of race and class to hear their troubles, anxieties, and aspirations and delves deep to understand their contradictory and often stridently independent attitudes.

An intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver—the wonderfully weird rodent that has surprisingly shaped American history and may save its ecological future. From award-winning writer Leila Philip, Beaverland is a masterful work of narrative science writing, a book that...

The Grand Canyon is one of America’s most famous natural wonders… but it is also much weirder than most travel guides admit. Weird Grand Canyon Stories is a funny, strange, and fascinating road trip guide to the haunted hotels, bizarre history, lost mine legends, tourist disasters, Route 66 stops, desert mysteries, and oddball attractions surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. This is not a dry park guide full of polite scenery descriptions. This book goes behind the postcard view to explore the strange stories that make the Grand Canyon region unforgettable. You’ll visit the ...

Utah doesn't explain itself. It just is. And if you find that charming rather than exhausting, you're going to have the time of your life. What other state has a lake so salty it functions as a seasoning, a whale sculpture six hundred miles from the nearest ocean, a ranch producing documented weirdness for thirty years, and a state snack whose legal status remains genuinely ambiguous? Utah. The answer is always Utah. Weird Utah Stories is a humor travel book that takes you through the strangest, funniest, most bewildering corners of America's most underrated state — with actual directions...

Weird but True Stories from the Roaring 1920s: Strange and Bizarre Tales from the Prohibition Era is a riveting collection of real, historically documented events that prove truth is stranger than fiction. From haunted courtrooms and dance marathons that drove people to madness, to bootlegging schemes, deadly medical frauds, and a massacre that changed organized crime forever, this book explores the weirdest corners of 1920s America. Set against the backdrop of Prohibition, jazz, flappers, and gangsters, these ten unforgettable stories showcase the bizarre side of the decade that redefined ...

Weird but True Stories from the Great Depression: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from America's Darkest Decade Step beyond the breadlines and dust storms into the strangest corners of America’s hardest era. This captivating collection of weird but true stories from the Great Depression reveals a side of the 1930s you've never seen—filled with eccentric survival strategies, bizarre public stunts, surreal government projects, and the unforgettable humans behind it all. Meet the man who couldn’t be killed—even when poisoned, frozen, and gassed. Discover how flour sacks ...

Discover the strangest side of the Civil War that textbooks left behind. From sneezed-out bullets and exploding mules to musical ceasefires and sky-high spies in balloons, Weird but True Stories from the Civil War reveals the bizarre, hilarious, and unbelievable moments that actually happened during America’s deadliest conflict. These aren’t fictional tales—they’re real events, drawn from eyewitness accounts, battlefield reports, and historical archives. Explore ten shocking stories that shine a light on the surreal side of 19th-century warfare, including a Confederate soldier who ...

Are you ready to visit the strangest state in America? Arizona isn't just a state. It's a fever dream baked into red rock and desert sand — where gold mines swallow treasure hunters whole, where ghost towns outnumber living ones, and where thousands of people once watched a massive silent spacecraft glide over Phoenix while the government shrugged and said "probably flares." Weird Arizona Stories takes you on a wild ride through the Grand Canyon State's most jaw-dropping legends, baffling crimes, haunted hotels, desert monsters, and moments of pure human madness that no screenwriter could...

Ghosts, Pirates, Hidden Alleys & Strange Tales from America’s Oldest City Step into the wonderfully weird world of St. Augustine, Florida — where ancient forts fire cannons beside the ocean, ghost tours roam brick streets at midnight, pirates still haunt the waterfront, and peacocks scream outside historic cemeteries like feathered little maniacs. In Weird St. Augustine Stories, you’ll explore the strange, funny, spooky, and unforgettable side of America’s oldest city. Wander through hidden courtyards, haunted taverns, mysterious alleyways, pirate legends, historic forts, old ...

Step into New Orleans, where the sidewalks sweat, the balconies look haunted, the cemeteries rise above the ground, and the ghosts seem to have better nightlife than most visitors. Weird New Orleans Stories is a funny, strange, story-rich road trip through one of America’s most unforgettable cities. This is not a normal travel guide. It is a weird travel adventure through haunted streets, voodoo legends, vampire lore, Mardi Gras madness, jazz history, cemetery cities, swamp stories, pirate rumors, old hotels, strange museums, and restaurants where the walls seem to know more than the ...

America’s national parks are famous for jaw-dropping beauty, peaceful trails, and inspirational scenery. They are also full of boiling geysers, bison traffic jams, haunted caves, volcanic drama, desert death traps, giant trees, tourist disasters, strange legends, creepy wildlife encounters, and places where the ground itself seems to be saying, “Maybe don’t stand there.” Weird National Parks Stories takes readers on a funny road trip through some of America’s strangest and most unforgettable parks, from Yellowstone’s explosive geysers and Grand Canyon’s dizzying cliffs to ...

Something was out there. Sometimes in the woods. Sometimes in graveyards. Sometimes already buried. Between 1780 and 1930, Americans reported things they didn’t understand and couldn’t identify. Hairy shapes at the edge of forests. Coffins reopened. Bodies inspected. Boogeyman in America pulls real cases from American newspapers and records, written when fear was fresh and answers were missing. Inside you’ll find: Beasts in the trees Disturbed graves Dead… or undead? Bodies that didn’t look right Plus much more No legends. No modern explanations. Just true American history at its ...

Take a wildly funny road trip through the strangest side of the Sunshine State in Weird South Florida Stories: Road Trip Edition — a hilarious and fascinating journey through swamps, tropical islands, bizarre wildlife, haunted legends, roadside attractions, and the wonderfully chaotic world of South Florida. From frozen iguanas falling out of trees to giant pythons invading the Everglades, this entertaining travel book uncovers the weirdest true stories hiding beneath the palm trees. Explore the madness of Miami nightlife, the haunted history of Key West, mysterious places like Coral ...