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Small towns lure in tourists with quirky roadside attractions

Published June 23, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT

For small towns with dwindling populations and shrinking tax bases, luring travelers to stop and spend a few dollars is a matter of survival. Some turn to quirky roadside tourist attractions.

David Condos of Kansas News Service reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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