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I loved this place. Sure, it's a bit cheesy, but aren't most of our favorite roadside attractions? I'm grateful for the free museum -- the framed articles alone were fascinating. And I was able to view my very first Jackalope. I'm so thankful to the museum for that experience.
[Bam-Bam, 10/14/2010]Shark Mouth Building:- Address:
- 8136 Navarre Parkway, Navarre, FL
- Directions:
- Highway 98 just a little west of the Highway 87 intersection at Blue Tip Drive.
Packed with regular animals, celebrity animals, freak animals -- all dead, of course -- and a hand-built cave in its basement. The personal vision of curator Denis Laughlin.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Directions:
- On the east edge of town, at the intersection of Hwy 175/1st St. and Hwy L-51/Chestnut St., on the north side.
- Hours:
- June 2010: Reported closed since Mar 2010.
- Status:
- Gone
Since 1968, billboards compelled I-70 travelers to pull off and gaze at the World's Largest Prairie Dog -- and other freaks. It closed permanently in 2014.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Directions:
- I-70 exit 70, southeast side.
- Hours:
- Oct. 2014: Reported closed.
- Status:
- Closed
- Abita Springs, Louisiana - UCM Museum - More info
This is a wonderful museum created by John Preble, an artist. It is in a small town North of New Orleans. It is a fairly new attraction. It features an ancient gas station that has been converted into a gift shop with exhibits out back. He has made the Bassigator (Louisiana's version of the Jackalope), a common sight in rural Louisiana, a UFO crashed into a trailer home, and several scenes of life in Louisiana, complete with buttons to allow movement. My favorite was a twister tearing up a trailer park! There are weird objects he has collected throughout the years. The museum is growing and has everything from La's only old bike display, to a large collection of paint-by-the-number art, and even very old arcade machines (fully playable).
[Ian Luria, 04/22/2001]Abita Mystery House:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 22275 Hwy 36, Abita Springs, LA
- Directions:
- I-12 exit onto Hwy 59, then four miles north to town. At the traffic light (the only one in town), turn right (southeast) for one block. In the downtown historic district.
- Hours:
- Daily 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 985-892-2624
- Admission:
- $4 if your are over 4 years old.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
Mummies, human body parts, two-headed animal freaks -- this place has it all, in a collection of bizarre, exotic, and possibly phony oddities and anomalies. Closed in 2007, collection auctioned off.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Hours:
- 2007 - Closed - collection auctioned.
- Status:
- Gone
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