Roadside Florida: The Definitive Guide to the Kingdom of Kitsch

Peter Genovese

Stackpole Books, 2006 - History - 170 pages

Visit Goofy Golf, Florida's coolest miniature golf course. Explore Gatorama, home to the state's largest captive croc, Goliath. See Orange World, the 62-foot-tall orange-shaped fruit stand. The author of Roadside New Jersey (0-8117-2061-4) goes south to explore the outrageous roadside attractions that have come to define the Sunshine State in this fun, full-color book. Experience the best Florida has to offer.

Contents

• Men from Mars: 11
• Solomons Castle: 15
• Its a joke but with this guy you: 16
• The Nations Smallest: 22
• Between the Buns: 27
• Goofy Golf: 32
• 35: 35
• Wild creatures at Goofy Golf: 37
• Rubys Folk Art: 38
• DRKRISIN: 43
• This Place Bites: 45
• Honk if You Like the: 53
• Put a Smile on Your FACE: 59
• 00: 61
• Midget Mountain: 66
• You Will Be Seeing: 70
• Crushed by her rejection he emigrated to the United: 71
• Sasquatch of the South: 77
• Muffler Men: 84
• Beautiful Fruit: 92
• Signs Signs: 99
• their heads stand outside Around them are: 103
• Let There Be Light: 105
• Avon Park: 110
• The Worlds Largest Gators: 114
• Islamorada: 120
• Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?: 123
• +: 127
• You Have Permission: 132
• H: 140
• A view from the dock at Jimbos: 142
• On the Road Again: 148
• Goofy Golf in Pensacola: 157
• Highway Hangouts: 159
• Further Reading: 161
• Acknowledgments: 165

About the author

Peter Genovese is a columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger and is the author of several roadside books, including The Great American Road Trip: U.S. 1, Maine to Florida (0-8135-2741-4).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Roadside Florida: The Definitive Guide to the Kingdom of Kitsch
• Author: Peter Genovese
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2006
• ISBN: 0811701832, 9780811701839
• Length: 170 pages
• Subjects: History / General; History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV); Reference / Curiosities & Wonders; Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; Travel / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)