Started in 1957, the Gatorama “alligator & crocodile adventure” in Palmdale is one of the few remaining Florida roadside attractions.
Jungle Island in Miami first opened in 1936 as Parrot Jungle. Winston Churchill visited the attraction in 1946.
The rather controversial St. Augustine attraction, Tragedy in U.S. History Museum, which closed its doors for good in 1998, boasted having Jayne Mansfield’s “death car” and Bonnie & Clyde’s “getaway car” in its collection.
Billed as the “Alligator Capital of the World,” Gatorland features such lively shows as the world-famous Gator Jumparoo.
Established in 1946, the Theater of the Sea in Islamorada is the second oldest marine mammal facility in the world.
Built during the Great Depression as part of a Works Progress Administration program and opened in 1935, the Key West Aquarium was Key West’s first tourist attraction.
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm moved to Anastasia Island in 1920 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The bizarre masterpiece of obsessive genius Ed Leedskalnin, Coral Castle in Homestead has been referred to as “America’s Stonehenge.”
A unique outdoor museum, Dinosaur World in Plant City is billed as the “world’s largest dinosaur attraction.”
Established in 1947, Weeki Wachee Springs still features its ever-popular live mermaid shows. Several movies have been filmed here over the years such as “Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid” (1948) and “Neptune’s Daughter” (1949).
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