We hear a lot about road food, traveling the country in search of good eats, but since we can't eat all the time, foodies might have to get a fix at a different sort of roadside stop. These food-related stops along the highway don't have the same pull as, perhaps, a diner that serves fantastic pancakes or perfect falling-off-the-bone ribs in special sauce, but they often have a lot of history - interesting and just plain weird - attached to them. CNN's picks for roadside food stops include the Mustard Museum, a collection of nearly 5,000 types and bottles of mustard in Wisconsin, Lenny the Chocolate Moose, a life-sized 1,700-lb moose, and the Corn Palace in South Dakota. Travelers can also visit the Salt Museum in upstate New York to view the remains of a salt processing plant and hamburger lovers can pay tribute to their favorite food with a pilgrimage to the Home of the Hamburger the birthplace of the food, also in Wisconsin.
We also like the Museum of Burnt Foods, the Pez Museum and, to include one that actually has some appeal beyond pure weirdness, the Sake Museum.

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9-17-2006 @11:51PM Dr. Electro said... I've seen the mustard museum and the corn palace. I have been to the erstwhile birthplace of the hamburger and was less than impressed.
I have also seen many other roadside attractions in my time but nothing will ever replace the Stuckey's Pecan Shoppes in my heart. I miss them more than any of the other highway stops that have disappeared over the years.
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