Michigan

SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM – No, not junk e-mail, the original Spam. Believe it or not, there’s a Spam Museum in Austin, dedicated to the canned luncheon, ah, meat. Take a “Spam exam,” get your picture taken with a larger-than-life Spamburger, and, of course, enjoy once again the timeless Monty Python “Spam Café” skit. Call 800-LUV-SPAM or visit www.spam.com/museum.

AND PEAS ON THE SIDE – If the kids won’t eat their vegetables, try taking them to Le Sueur, where a gigantic Jolly Green Giant and Sprout welcome visitors to the area. More green peas, you say? The Le Sueur Museum, at 301 N. Second Street, tells the history of the big green guy and his creators.

WAIT ‘TIL YOU SEE THE FORK – No visit to Minneapolis would be complete without setting eyes on the whimsical “Spoonbridge and Cherry” sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The wildly disproportionate artwork – actually created in a New England shipyard – is only the most recognizable piece in this charming 11-acre garden.