Oddball Florida: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places

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This entertaining guide directs travellers to the off-the-wall and offbeat destinations in Florida, home of alligator 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.

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"Pohlen's witty descriptions and love of the bizarre make every site seem worth visting." -- Daily News. "A must-read ... Pohlen's irreverent observations will have you chuckling, even if you never plan to leave your house." -- The Times - Picayune. "Filled with photos, humor and fresh facts." -- Florida Monthly. "Snarky good humor." -- The News-Press. "Witty descriptions and love of the bizarre make every site seem worth visiting." -- New York Daily News.

Author Bio

Jerome Pohlen is the author of the Oddball series and a regular travel commentator for 848 on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. He is a recent recipient of the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Award for Best Essay. He lives in Chicago.