Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Florida

While in Florida, you might enjoy a visit to:

Howard C. Tibbals' 3,800 square ft. scale model of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus at its 1919-1938 peak. Part of a larger circus museum at the Ringling Art Museum.
~21 miles from Venice.

Rick Treworgy began collecting cars in the early 1970s and hasn't stopped since. His museum has its own diner. Built in an abandoned Walmart, which gives some sense of its size.
~30 miles from Venice.

One man's obsessive labor of medieval construction -- an American castle in the Florida swamps.
~35 miles from Venice.

Huge Trashasaurus Rex, the stuff of Tampa children's nightmares, is made of garbage, and guards "the largest science center in the southeastern United States." Refurbished in 2011; the eyes light up at night.
~66 miles from Venice.

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