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Macaws, peacocks, emus. So colorful. It's a parrot rescue and sanctuary that you can walk through for $5.
[Amy, 02/19/2016]Uncle Sandy's Macaw Bird Park:- Address:
- 9513 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL
- Directions:
- North edge of the city, one block east of US Hwy 29. From US Hwy 90 ALT/W. 9 Mile Rd turn north at the Pizza Hut onto Hwy 95A/N. Palafox St. Drive a quarter-mile. You'll see the colorful signs for this attraction on the left.
- Hours:
- Winter F-Sa 10-4, Su 1-4, M 10-3; Summer F-Sa 10-4, Su 1-4, M, Th 10-3. Closed Tu, W (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 850-270-2130
- Admission:
- $5.
In the 1930s it made sense to buy ice from a building that looked frozen. Too bad the old ways have been forgotten.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Address:
- N. Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL
- Directions:
- North of downtown, on the southeast corner of Hwy 291/N. Davis Hwy and E. Jordan St.
- Admission:
- Free
- Pensacola, Florida - Drive-Thru Funeral Home
I had to go look. The window is still there, except there is a curtain across it. However, it is no longer a drive-thru. There is a trailer-mounted bar-b-que pit blocking the driveway. The former funeral home is a now the home of the Mission Anglican Church.
[Gene Phillips, 09/01/2015]Drive-Thru Funeral Home:- Directions:
- Junior Funeral Home.
- Status:
- Gone
The UFO House looks great. There was a boat parked out front, which would indicate some sort of occupancy, but we didn't see anyone. No aliens in the windows, either, as far as we could tell.
[Craig & Katelyn Wingerson, 05/15/2015]Futuro - UFO House:- Address:
- 1304 Panferio Dr., Pensacola Beach, FL
- Directions:
- On the north side of Hwy 399/Via De Luna Drive, about three miles east of Three Mile Bridge onto Santa Rosa Island.
Classic old-style mini-golf, built in 1958, with many concrete figures. Now a golf skills and "life-training facility," but with the same goofy statues.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Address:
- 3924 W. Navy Blvd, Pensacola, FL
- Directions:
- West edge of the city, on the north side of US Hwy 98/W. Navy Blvd, just before its intersection with Hwy 295.
- Hours:
- F, Sa, Su only Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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We enjoy any attraction whose hand-painted signs warn that you could be bitten by its occupants. Uncle Sandy died in 2013, but a nonprofit group keeps his dream alive.