Getaways to the authentic Florida
For paddle boarding, it would be hard to find a better destination than Tampa Bay. In addition to beaches and bays, you can paddle amid mangrove islands, in tannic rivers with alligators and, within a two hour drive, one of the most spectacular clear spring runs in Florida.
What could be better than this? Camping within earshot of the surf, soft breezes and soaring seagulls. If you insist on camping in a Florida summer, then you might find the answer here…
Just five minutes off I-95, we discovered the perfect stop on a roadtrip or weekend getaway destination: a lovely and intriguing historic district in Jacksonville.
Freshly harvested spiny lobsters are already appearing in seafood markets and restaurants. And recreation divers can get back in the water. The season ends next March.
Our Florida Keys Overseas Highway Mile-Marker Guide is your travel companion across these islands with notes on things to do, historic points of interest, tiki bars, restaurants and places to launch a kayak or take a hike.
Ernest Hemingway’s stay in Key West is the stuff of legends, and we can all revel in his spirit when we visit.
As Florida’s Keys suffer their worst seaweed inundation in years, the beach at Fort Zach in Key West is refreshing clear and welcoming.
Flash flooding is possible along the Gulf Coast from Florida’s Big Bend west to Louisiana.
See where health alerts have been issued and which beaches are affected.
Central Florida’s ‘City on the Circle’ is enjoying a rebirth with a renovation boost by Erin and Ben Napier of HGTV’s ‘Home Town Takeover.’