Wonderworks, Orlando and Panama City Beach. World Museum of Erotic Art, Miami Beach. Do you want more? What The Florida is my next book and it will arrive on June 1.Thanks to Pat Harvey and his father for this postmodern story of rust and neglect. At some point, Pat decided to line them up for the audience to enjoy and for Pat to relive some memories.
The Ford trucks in the family are lined up in chronological order, from the early 1900s to the mid-1970s. Although they were originally saved by Pat's father for the parts, they are completely rusted today. Wentworth, Jr. When he was eight years old, he found a gold coin from 1851 on the beach, which sparked a fascination in history.
Over time, thousands of items comprised his eclectic collection, some highlights among many including a petrified cat from 1850, a piece of Thomas Edison's birthday cake, a shoe donated by the tallest man in the world, and much more. The Wentworth Collection is a part of a general history museum with many rotating exhibits, showing different aspects of Florida's centuries of history. Recent exhibits have included a Civil War gallery, a look at the iconic Trader Jon's, Coca Cola and football. Please note that your ticket is valid for other sights and excursions in the city (see the brochure or ask for details at the counter).
The first floor houses most of the odd exhibits. But the upper floors are also worth exploring. The second floor has lots of glass, ceramic and a collection of toasters. While you're here, tour the Turkish and Russian baths, along with the largest indoor pool in the world at the time.
The third floor is an excellent vantage point over a formal restaurant with some paintings just in case. This “mystery museum” is one part store, one part museum. Opened in a two-story Victorian house in 2003, entry fee can be applied to any purchase. The first floor is as crowded as it can be, with things from floor to ceiling, more than two people in any room can feel a little too much.
There are also some vague themes happening, but this is most noticeable on the second floor of the first room, a bloody look at Lizzie Borden's damn room. Junk trucks? Seriously? Hey, are you looking for the strange and bizarre? Here's a collection of vintage garbage trucks and memorabilia that have been meticulously restored. John Jennings, CEO of Waste Pro, Inc describes it as a labor of love. It's certainly a challenging field, as old trucks were usually scrapped or broken down for parts, after all, if they weren't in operation, it didn't make you any money.
Located on the same property as their corporate offices, the owner has a personal connection to some trucks. A 1926 GMC flatbed truck, for example, was the truck that Michael Jennings (the CEO's father) originally worked on. A 1975 Ford pickup truck was one of John's first purchases; it was located, repurchased and restored to be part of the museum. A highlight is the Dunn coal and oil truck, circa 1921, a chain-driven truck that is probably one of the oldest on the market.
It's not just about old trucks, of course, two trucks were used on display in Denzel Washington's film Fences. Staff bill, know something about every truck on display. Let me give a lecture, you fools, and you'll learn something interesting. The store, in a separate room, can accommodate about a dozen trucks, and work is being done on a larger space.
While most tourists are still unaware of it, the staff welcomes the few tourists they receive. Some called it utopia, others called it a sect. Whatever you call Koreshanity, the faithful believed that the entire universe existed within a giant, hollow sphere (call it Cellular Cosmogony if you want to impress your friends). The religious group was founded by Cyrus Reed Teed, who brought followers here in 1894 to build a utopian colony a little removed from the outside world.
The “Seven Sisters” ran day-to-day affairs, and the group's collectivism kept everyone working. Things started to go wrong after Teed died in 1908, but the colony went ahead for decades. In 1961, the last four members of the sect transferred ownership to the state of Florida. Florida turned it into a state park, which has preserved the wooden structures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that are as beautiful as they are functional.
Another part of its legacy is the wide variety of plants and trees imported from all over the world, from African sausages to Japanese bamboo. Once inside, ask if Sef is nearby, there's a good chance he is. The jovial owner will be happy to show you the large collection of a room. Some audiovisual equipment and an application are part of the experience, and most of the pieces have some accompanying notes.
Scattered throughout the museum are cups, trays, signs and many other parts of the hamburger experience that will bring back some nostalgic feelings if you've been eating hamburgers for more than a few years. In the 1920s, the so-called Radioactive Fountain of Youth was known as the Fountain of Youth in Punta Gorda, and it was so popular that the handle wore out twice a year. When the EPA began testing water for radioactivity in the 1980s, they discovered that water had twice the safe amount of radiation along with sulfur, causing it to smell like rotten eggs. Ready for more? What The Florida has more than 90 venues and 60 festivals starting June 1.Do you love podcasts or audiobooks? Learn on the go with our new app.
Adventurous Life A New Kind of Explorer Humans are the artificial intelligence of plants. You don't expect a post office to look like this. Located in Ochopee, Florida, you'll find the world's smallest post office. It emerged in 1953 when an old farm shed was converted into an emergency post office after the original one burned down.
It may not be big, but it's a huge tourist attraction. A one-time alchemist, the messianic and exuberantly mustachioed Teed had an “enlightenment” one night in 1869 (caused by a massive electric shock) and, from then on, dedicated his life to redeeming humanity, guided by the principles of community life, celibacy and his esoteric scientific theories. Some 25 years later, he bought three hundred acres of uninhabited wilderness and led a cheerful band of gullible followers from Chicago to establish Utopia. Concerned that rubber supplies could be cut off in the event of war, the green-fingered edison became obsessed with the idea of finding a cheap alternative that could be grown on American soil, testing more than 17,000 plants, many of which, such as the strange African sausage tree and a huge banyan tree from a acre wide, they now bloom on the grounds.
A young acrobat, scantily dressed in sequins and three inches tall, has fallen off her bicycle; through the alley of clowns, a tempter of little jokers, the nightmare of a coulrophobe, sits waiting for show time. In the miniature midway, as the calliope strikes, carnival barkers announce the performers of the side shows (Kutty Singlee, Fire Proof Man from India; Baby Irene, 625 pounds of female charms); and at the not-so-large peak, a crowded crowd is dazzled by wild animals and reckless artists. . .
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