Clermont, Florida: Presidents Hall of Fame

Well, I've been twice now, and each time the model of the White House is on tour. They gave me a "VIP" pass the first time so I could come back, but it always slips my mind until Christmas time. I really want to see the model... They really have an amazing collection of ephemera -- invitations, christmas cards, matchbooks. Very patriotic, very Florida Tourist Ding.

This place is crazy! I think we were the only visitors there all week. Kitsch-o-rama. Poor President Clinton had fallen over, some president's wax finger had fallen off, and President Carter had a pin-head! It was pricey for what you're getting, but makes for lots of laughs. Visit the Citrus Tower while you're there and eat lunch at Jack Benny's in Minneola for a wonderful day!

I was here last year, but it is still open. Amazing wax figures of the presidents (some of the heads are starting to sag, like stroke victims) It is next to another very old Florida tourist icon, the Citrus Tower, in clermont, just 30 minutes from Orlando. "Exhibits campaign and inaugural artifacts, replicas of china place settings, first ladies' evening gowns, and the White House duplicated in miniature. A videotape tour of the White House is shown."