The Seminoles American Indigenous Arts Celebration offers tradition like fry bread & alligator wrestling, and celebrates diverse native cultures. It’s free in 2024.
The Florida Everglades
The Everglades is part of a vast and slow-moving ecosystem extending hundreds of miles from its headwaters in the Kissimmee River basin near Orlando to Florida Bay.
It’s not just the National Park at the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula.
To help you explore this amazing part of our state, here are our stories of adventures, from camping to kayaking, swamp walks, boardwalks and scenic road trips.
These stories are your guide.
Seminole Museum, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki, makes an excellent Everglades daytrip
The impact of Seminole Indians is everywhere in Florida, but this is THE place to learn about them. This interesting museum in the Everglades is worth the drive. Here are six takeaways from our visit.
Flamingo Lodge, a new hotel, elevates Everglades National Park outpost
A review: Flamingo Lodge has opened, and lives up to its magnificent location on Florida Bay in Everglades National Park. Many visitors will now explore this end-of-the-road spot.
Tour historic Nike missile site in Everglades National Park
The historic Nike missile site in Everglades National Park is a well-preserved relic of the 1960s Cold War. See a restored Nike Hercules missile during the winter season.
A houseboat adventure in Everglades National Park
Renting a houseboat in Everglades National Park lets you glide into the wilderness of Whitewater Bay and experience its splendor at dawn, at sunset and marvel at its starry skies. Fishermen will love it, but even without fishing, there’s plenty to enjoy.