World's Smallest Police Station — Attraction in Carrabelle

cracks open a Michelob Light and adjusts reading glasses

Well I'll be dadgum! Just got back from a family road trip down to Carrabelle, Florida, and let me tell you folks, I've seen some things in my day, but nothing quite like what they call the "World's Smallest Police Station." Now, I've been to a lot of tourist traps with the wife and kids over the years - biggest ball of yarn, largest thermometer, you name it - but this little gem really takes the cake!

Picture this: it's literally a phone booth. Not kidding you one bit! This thing is smaller than my tool shed, and trust me, my tool shed ain't winning any size contests. The whole "police station" is maybe 8 square feet, tops. I've seen port-a-potties with more square footage! But hey, that's what makes America great - we'll turn anything into a tourist attraction and slap a sign on it.

The history's pretty neat though. Built back in 1963 when the town needed a police station but didn't have the budget for something fancy. So some genius said, "Hey, let's just use a phone booth!" Classic American ingenuity right there, folks. Makes you proud to be an American when you see that kind of can-do spirit.

Now, don't expect to spend your whole afternoon here. Took me about thirty seconds to see everything there was to see, snap a few photos for the Facebook, and move on. The kids thought it was "totally random" (whatever that means), but they still posed for pictures. Even got the wife to smile for once on vacation!

Is it worth the drive? Well, if you're already cruising through the Florida Panhandle hitting up all the roadside attractions like any self-respecting American family should, then absolutely! It's free, there's parking right there, and you can say you've been to the world's smallest police station. Plus, Carrabelle's got some decent seafood joints nearby, so make a day of it.

Bottom line: it's quirky, it's American, and it's the kind of wonderfully ridiculous thing that makes this country special. Four out of five tailgate coolers! Would've been five, but they really need a gift shop.

finishes beer and starts planning next weekend's trip to see the world's largest...

idk what's the history on this place.. "The World’s Smallest Police Station” came into being on March 10, 1963.  The city had been having problems with tourists making unauthorized long distance phone calls on its police phone.  The phone was located in a call box that was bolted to a building at the corner of U.S. 98 and Tallahassee Street.  Johnnie Mirabella, St. Joe Telephone’s lone Carrabelle employee at the time, first tried moving the call box to another building, but the illegal calls continued." Cute little coastal...

Это муниципальное здание размером с телефонную будку уже более полувека является собственностью полиции.

Эту телефонную будку в Карабелле, штат Флорида, называют «самым маленьким полицейским участком в мире», и кто мы такие, чтобы с этим не согласиться?

Его история целиком и полностью принадлежит правоохранительным органам. Построенный в 1963 году, он изначально был полицейской телефонной будкой, прежде чем, по-видимому, работал так хорошо, что его повысили до полноценной «станции». Крошечный офис заслужил изрядную известность за свою странность, появившись в нескольких телевизионных шоу, включая «Ripley's Believe It or Not!»

Но, конечно, такая слава сопровождается дополнительным вниманием со стороны местных жителей – и не всегда позитивным. Место подвергалось вандализму несколько раз на протяжении многих лет, от безобидных шуток, таких как регулярное изъятие телефона, до более серьезных проблем, таких как стрельба, направленная на будку.

На самом деле, кабинка столкнулась с такой неудачей, что ее полностью заменили не один раз. Но оригинал сохранила местная Палата, где он и выставлен на обозрение. Новая кабинка — это скорее музей, чем функционирующий офис, если вы можете в это поверить, и она демонстрирует полную экспозицию...