Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty, and Golden Gate Bridge are common great tourist sites. If you prefer offbeat places, check out the following roadside attractions. 

World's Largest Ball of Paint 

Alexandria, Ind. 

In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as centre, he painted layer by layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Record. Visitors can paint the wall themselves and become part of the history. 

The Museum of Dirt 

Boston, Mass. 

The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free. 

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum 

Mount Horeb, Wis. 

It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum says it has to have the world's largest collection for prepared mustard . Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice-cream! 

Paper House 

Rockport, Mass. 

Swedish immigrant Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much---if any---thought to recycling paper. In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 210 layers of newspaper. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers.
Is golden gate a common tourist attraction? Where is the largest ball of paint? Who created it? Which year? What was at the center? What was the final weight? How many coats of paint he used? Did he get any recognition for that? Like what? Can visitors participate in this activity? If I like hotdog where should I go? Where is it? What they have there? How many bottles?
Yes Alexandria, Ind. Michael Carmichael 1977 baseball 1,300 pounds 20,000 Yes Guinness World Record yes Mount Horeb Mustard Museum Mount Horeb, Wis. world's largest collection for prepared mustard . 4,100 bottles