Wild Travels
Episode 205
DRIVE-IN CHURCH Daytona Beach, FL
If you want to attend Sunday services but would rather not dress up or leave the dog at home or even get out of your car, we found just the place for you—it’s the Drive-In Church in (where else?) Daytona Beach, Florida.
CYPRESS COVE NUDIST RESORT Orlando, FL
At Cypress Cove, your sunscreen budget is sky high, but think of all the money you save on laundry detergent! As for where to keep loose change, the whole place runs on a credit system and…hey, eyes up here, do you mind?!
MIKE THE HEADLESS CHICKEN FESTIVAL Fruita, CO
This annual event with an objectionable name celebrates a legendary chicken that miraculously lived for 18 months without the benefit of a head, which had been chopped off by its owner. Mike achieved considerable notoriety, appearing in Life Magazine and touring the sideshow circuit for a time. To cash in on Mike’s fame, we expect the town will adopt the slogan, “Come to Fruita, it’s a no-brainer.”
PRESIDENTS' HALL OF FAME Clermont, FL
You'd think the Presidents' Hall of Fame would be located in our nation's capitol, but instead it's just off the highway near Orlando; the Hall's highlights include a jaw- dropping miniature White House furnished in exacting detail and a jaw-moving animatronic Obama.
TABANERO CIGAR FACTORY Ybor City, FL
Step into this cigar factory near Tampa and you’ll feel like you’ve been teleported to Havana: there’s Cuban expats hand-rolling cigars, delicious coffee being served, and a Cuban-American owner determined to bring a taste of his island home to the USA, without the pesky Communism thing.
MAIN STREET MUSEUM White River Junction, VT
It's an odd name for a place with so many off- kilter exhibits, curated by a man with a truly subversive mind. While much of the collection defies reality, (a fish with fur?), we really hope the display of Elvis' toenail clippings is genuine.