Destination: the unforgettable Spear Hunting Museum (Alabama, USA)

Ladies and gentlemen, the Spear Hunting Museum is here to claim the title. During our epic road trip across North America of 2016 and 2017, we traveled thousands and thousands of miles throughout the US. We discovered many places – some good, some crappy… but...

Destination: the only garbage truck collection in the United States (Florida, USA)

Officially, it’s the Waste Pro Garbage Truck Museum. Unofficially, it’s probably the biggest collection of its type. I know, I know, you’re coming to Florida for beaches and all sorts of other places. Why on earth would I go out of my way to find a place that barely...

Destination: the eclectic ‘Smithsonian of the South’ (Florida, United States)

Go on, admire the stuffed alligator hanging above your head. Welcome to the Lightner Museum, the self-described ‘Smithsonian of the South’. While researching my next book, What The Florida, I came across this oddball in St. Augustine, and it ended up being one of my...

The 7 Weirdest Places in Florida

I spent months traveling through Florida to find the weirdest of the weird. Here are the ten weirdest places we came across. Want more? What The Florida is out now. Harvey’s Ford Truck Collection (Crawfordville) Thank Pat Harvey and his father for this post-modern...

Destination: the Museum of Spanking Machines and Initiation Devices (Illinois, USA)

After nine years and 1,900+ posts, I have sometimes wondered how many more genuinely weird places there are in the world. We’ve seen Buddhist hell. A museum of ancient Peruvian erotic pots. A park where paper is made from elephant poop. A museum of counterfeit goods....

See the teeny, tiny place where four men lived underwater — Destination: the Man in the Sea Museum (Florida, USA)

For centuries people have been exploring and working underwater. At the Man in the Sea Museum, it’s time to enjoy some of those stories. Panhandle Florida is a lighter on the weird stuff than the peninsula, but the Man in the Sea Museum is a delightful place to see as...

Destination: the World’s Only Coon Dog Cemetery (Alabama, USA)

It’s a resting place for a very specific type of dog — and there’s a lot more going on than you might think. For my non-American readers (or you city slicker types): Coon dogs are a specific breed of hound dogs regarded for their prowess at hunting raccoons. Not as...

The Florida ‘stop-bys’ round two – 9 MORE places worth a few minutes apiece

One set of weird places deserves another. Florida has no shortage of ‘stop-bys’ — those places worth a few minutes of your time as you’re heading somewhere else. Presenting nine more interesting places across the state of Florida worth stopping by as you’re traveling...

One of America’s oldest buildings comes from Medieval times — see the Cloisters of the Ancient…

Yes, the United States has centuries of history. It’s still a baby compared to some countries, but it does have some history that goes way back. Centuries before Ponce de Leon and the mythical fountain of youth, construction began on these cloisters in Sacramenia,...

See the Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates — Destination: Solomon’s Castle (USA)

Let’s get this out of the way: Solomon’s Castle is in the middle of nowhere, Florida. You’ll need to make a special effort to reach a very special place. Presented as Howard Solomon’s ‘dream turned reality’, this castle is the story of a inventive, brilliant man. He...