Best Chad Gallivanter Podcasts (2025)

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From Citrus Tower to White Castle: What to See and Do in Clermont, Florida 14:20

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2d ago14:20

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Clermont, Florida may not be the first town that comes to mind when you think of Central Florida travel. But tucked between Orlando’s theme parks and the rolling hills of Lake County, Clermont is a place with a story to tell. This episode takes you from one of Florida’s quirkiest roadside icons, the mid-century Citrus Tower to the unlikely arrival …

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Inside the Old Sautee Store: A Timeless Detour Near Helen, Georgia 8:17

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Step back in time inside one of North Georgia’s most fascinating landmarks, the Old Sautee Store. Opened in 1872 and preserved with its original counter, shelves, and artifacts, this country store is both a museum of mountain life and a modern stop for travelers exploring Helen, Georgia. In this episode, we dig into the history of the Old Sautee St…

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Vilano Beach Shock: Lights Out at Magic Beach Motel 8:36

16d ago8:36

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The Magic Beach Motel in Vilano Beach has been approved for demolition, ending decades of neon-lit history along Florida’s coast. Once made famous by the TV series Safe Harbor and later revived after a devastating fire, the motel has been a beloved landmark since 1951. But with state laws overriding local protections, its fate is sealed. In this in…

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Helen, Georgia: The Bavarian Town That Shouldn’t Exist 9:29

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How a fading mountain town reinvented itself as an Alpine village in the Deep South. Nestled in the North Georgia mountains is a place that looks nothing like the South. Half-timbered chalets. Bavarian beer halls. Gingerbread rooftops. It’s called Helen, Georgia, a town that once teetered on the brink of collapse, until a handful of locals decided …

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The St. Augustine Monster: When a Mysterious Creature Washed Ashore 8:10

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In the winter of 1896, something massive and unrecognizable washed ashore in St. Augustine, Florida. It was pale, rubbery, and the size of a whale - but no one could say for sure what it was. Local newspapers called it a sea monster. Scientists debated. Speculation spread far beyond Florida’s coast. More than a century later, the St. Augustine Mons…