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Disney World employees are being laid off and bookings at Caribbean resorts are down. This may not be news to you, but some surprising tourist destinations are booming in these troubled times.

A Newsweek web-exclusive lists some of these newly prospering sites. It is a strange mix that includes the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, Texas and the Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota. Even tours of waste-water treatment plants are on the rise. The popularity of such un-glamorous places reflects the draw of cheap getaways. And with attractions like the Irish Famine Museum on the list, these unconventional vacations might show your kids that life could be a whole lot worse.

Newsweek: Way Off the Beaten Path

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