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 Shohei Ohtani just had "greatest game in baseball history." English tests pull thousands of truckers off the road. He took the steepest route possible down Everest. Author of bestselling memoir about depression dies at 35. Report an error