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Budweiser Clydesdales Making A Stop In North Carolina Soon

Author Debbie Nance

We all remember seeing the beautiful, world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales in ads during the “big game.”  They first appeared in ads in 1975.  And, now you have a chance to see them in person.  The Budweiser Clydesdales are making a stop in Fayetteville, North Carolina this week.  According to CBS17 , the U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum hosts the beautiful show horses this week.  And, the free, family friendly event takes place Thursday, March 23 from 2-4 p.m.  The Budweiser Clydesdales make hundreds of appearances around the nation every year.  And, the group takes their appearances seriously, traveling with teams of caretakers, groomers and handlers overseeing their care.

And, according to their website it all began in 1933 with August A. Busch, Jr. and Adolphus Busch III.  That is when they gifted their father with a 6-horse Clydesdale hitch.  If the year rings historically familiar to you, there’s a reason for that.  It was the year Prohibition was repealed.  And, the family saw potential for marketing.  A large crowd watched during their first visit to New York City during which the family presented a case of Budweiser to the governor.  Then, in 1950 they introduced a Dalmatian as mascot.  So, as you see it’s quite the story of tradition and ceremony.  Don’t miss this opportunity to see the Budweiser Clydesdales as they make their stop in Fayetteville Thursday.  Below is from a recent stop in Greenville.

Visit A Strange Museum This Summer

In getting ready for today’s show, I came across a blurb about The Spam Museum.  That’s right, you didn’t misread that.  There is indeed a museum dedicated to spreadable pork shoulder and ham.  I would have assumed it was in Hawaii (where Spam is like a crazy delicacy), but no, it’s in Minnesota?  There’s a good reason for that, but more on that later.  This got me to thinking though…what other “strange” museums do we have in this country?  Hang on for this tour!

  • The Idaho Potato Museum

    Why don’t we begin our tour out west in Blackfoot, Idaho (the potato capital of the world), and The Potato Museum.  All things potato past, present and future are covered here.

  • The Neon Boneyard

    Let’s stay out west and go to Las Vegas for The Neon Boneyard.  This is a neon sign homage to Vegas’ past.  I would think this would be really cool to tour at night.

  • The Cockroach Hall of Fame

    Plano, Texas (just outside Dallas) is where you’ll find The Cockroach Hall of Fame.  Not only will you see living exhibits of cockroaches hissing at each other, but ones where roaches are made up like celebrities.  Wow.

  • The Kazoobie Kazoo Factory and Museum

    Close to home, you can pile in the car and head to Beaufort, SC and the Kazoobie Kazoo Factory and Museum.  Learn about all things kazoo (including the proper way to play) and you may even get to make your own!

  • The National Mustard Museum

    Middleton, Wisconsin is the place to go if you wanna deep dive into the world of mustard.  There you will find The National Mustard Museum.  Feel free to browse the largest collection of mustard and historical mustard artifacts. Admission is free and you can sample any and every of the nearly 500 mustards on sale at any given time.

  • The Unclaimed Baggage Center

    I don’t know if this is as much a museum as a bizarre answer to the question, “What happens to lost luggage that never gets returned?”  The Unclaimed Baggage center is 40K square feet of strange in Scottsboro, Alabama where you can buy-at discount-items from unclaimed luggage that the airlines have been unable to reunite with its owners (after 90 days).

  • The Crochet Museum

    Joshua Tree, California is where you run into the biggest WTH stop on our tour (IMO).  The Crochet Museum appears to be an abandoned PhotoMat kiosk/store that is just populated head-to-toe with products that have been crocheted.  Crazy.

  • The McDonald's Museum

    Right on the world-famous Route 66 in San Bernadino, California, is where you’ll find the museum dedicated to the most popular fast-food franchise of all-time:  McDonald’s.  Even though the original building/store is no longer there, the museum on its site has tons of pieces of McDonald’s history and it is a fun place to explore

  • Pacific Pinball Museum

    In California’s Bay Area (Alameida) is where you’ll find The Pacific Pinball Museum.  Relive your childhood, playing pinball games.  There are more than 90 working machines on site.

  • Spam Museum

    And last, but not least the one that got our curiosity piqued to start this journey, The Spam Museum.  Located in Austin, Minnesota (home of parent company, Hormel Foods), this joint features a mock assembly line where you can practice packing Spam into cans and a gift shop with Spam cookbooks and all the merch you can handle.

Debbie Nance is the afternoon co-host along with her husband on "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for 18 years. Debbie is a CMA Award winner for Radio Personality of the Year. And, she has worked in radio for 40 years. Before her current afternoon position, Debbie spent more than a decade as co-host on morning shows in several markets across the Southeast. As a content creator for Country 1037, Debbie writes articles about food, new restaurants in the Carolinas and travel experiences.

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