US | Punxsutawney Phil Where to Find Real America By John Johnson Posted Aug 22, 2009 8:32 AM CDT Copied A soap box racer competes in the annual derby in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) Travel writer Gary McKechnie helps USA Today round up some of the best places to get a taste of old-fashioned Americana: Little League World Series, Williamsport, Pa.: The end-of-August tradition is free. Mark Twain America, Hannibal, Mo.: Be like Tom Sawyer and go on a guided cave tour. All-American Soap Box Derby, Akron, Ohio: Jimmy Stewart put his honeymoon on hold to attend, and you can, too. Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney, Pa.: Cheesy but fun in the cold of February. Rock City, Lookout Mountain, Ga.: No thrill rides, just a cityscape built of boulders. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, NM: It's a spectacle every October. For the full list, click on the link. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. He went to kill a Cape buffalo. Instead, it killed him. "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Iran just executed one of its own nuclear scientists. Report an error