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All the United States Florida Dade City

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Dade City

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dade City, Florida

Updated January 25, 2024

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Dade City, Florida

Florida's Volkswagen graveyard

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.
A wood burning locomotive headed to the museum in 1961.

Dade City, Florida

Pioneer Florida Museum & Village

Step into the past and experience what life was once like in the Sunshine State.

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Kumquat Growers

This central Florida farm is the largest producer of these little golden fruits in the United States.
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Zephyrhills Museum of Military History

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.
9 miles from Dade City
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Florida Bass Conservation Center

Florida’s largest fish hatchery features aquariums, fishing ponds, and local taxidermy.
12 miles from Dade City
Hong Kong Willie

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Hong Kong Willie

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.
22 miles from Dade City
Tyrannosaurus rex is one of roughly 200 life-sized prehistoric giants found at Dinosaur World.

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Dinosaur World

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.
23 miles from Dade City

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Kumquat Growers

This central Florida farm is the largest producer of these little golden fruits in the United States.
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