
Oddball Florida
A Guide to Some Really Strange Places
Jerome Pohlen(Author)
Chicago Review Press
Published on 1. November 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
306 pages
978-1-55652-503-2 (ISBN)
Description
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, websites, and various photographs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55652-503-2 (9781556525032)
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Jerome Pohlen is the author of Oddball Minnesota, Oddball Colorado, Oddball Indiana, Oddball Illinois, and Oddball Wisconsin. He is a regular travel commentator for 848 on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. He lives in Chicago.