Oddball Florida: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places

by Jerome Pohlen

This entertaining guide directs travelers to the off-the-wall and offbeat destinations in Florida, home of gator wrestlers, school bus demolition derbies, Hemingway wannabes, the Fountain of Youth, the Nudist Hall of Fame, and a utopian community based on the premise that the earth is not round, but concave. Additional oddball attractions include a graveyard for roosters, the world's largest strawberry, the world's smallest police station, and museums dedicated to seashells, hamburgers, oranges, teddy bears, sponges, air conditioning, and one very old petrified cat. Documenting local oddities and forgotten history, this travel guide covers Florida in six regions with maps and detailed directions for each site as well as phone numbers, hours, web sites, and various photographs.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

322 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Garrett Cash · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very out of date (this book is old enough to drink!), but there's still good information to be found in here if you like looking for the off-the-beaten-path Florida. The Disney bashing gets old after a while, but generally the humor in this one makes reading the entries fun.

[Jeff J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a travel guide it’s badly dated but there were some fun nuggets of information.

[Jennifer Greenfield · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dated but might still be worth a quick scan if you're the type who likes to stray from the beaten path and can overlook the vitriol over the Mouse House.