This is the South Florida bike path where I take visitors: It’s paved and traffic-free on exclusive Palm Beach island, with superb views of billionaire lifestyles.
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Best lil’ beach towns
The best Florida beach towns are cozy and quaint, reflecting an Old Florida ambience. Here are seven of our favorites, all small enclaves worth discovering.
St. Augustine Pirate Museum: Fun for history lovers and kids
St. Augustine Pirate Museum offers rare, authentic artifacts; it’s a real museum. But it injects of dose of Disney and interactive exhibits to make it fun for kids.
Hidden pocket of Old Florida, Deland anchors a scenic byway in Central Florida
This off-the-beaten-track region offers springs, history and Florida scenic drives along the St. Johns, the ‘river of lakes.’ It’s centered around the Old Florida city of DeLand, an hour north of Orlando.
Cool Escapes: Florida’s best springs to swim, tube, snorkel & dive
Floridians survive the heat and humidity of our brutal summers by turning to the state’s wealth of cool, clear, refreshing springs. These are our picks for the best springs in Florida.
Dora Canal: It’s short but so sweet. Paddle slowly.
The Dora Canal could be the prettiest one mile you’ll paddle in Florida. The waterway connects Lake Dora and Lake Eustis in Tavares, just west of Mount Dora.
Chinsegut Hill is one of Florida’s most fascinating historical sites
Chinsegut Hill Historic Site in Brooksville is a rare Antebellum plantation in Florida. Beautifully preserved atop a high hill, it introduces you to remarkable people, black and white, who lived here over 180 years. What a great place to discover!
Campground options for events at Daytona Beach International Speedway
The Coke Zero 400 coming up in late August and Biketoberfest in October, Here’s our guide to the best campgrounds near Daytona Beach International Speedway.
Travel tips for lighthouse lovers for National Lighthouse Day, Aug. 7
Florida lighthouses offer unmatched history and beauty. There are 30 lighthouses and about 10 are open to visitors; others are beauty spots to admire.
Cap’s Place, the oldest Broward restaurant, a former speakeasy & casino, is a fascinating visit
Cap’s Place is Broward’s oldest restaurant, where rum-runners and gamblers reigned, and presidents and celebrities visited. It’s a rustic old wooden shack now surrounded by mansions and yachts. History and atmosphere make it worth a visit.
Popular Panhandle beach now requires day visitors to have reservations
Henderson Beach State Park is consistently ranked as one of America’s best beaches.
Favorite places to paddleboard near Tampa Bay
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.