Florida

Florida is where this site started. We grew up on this coast, so the Keys and Miami guides come from a lifetime of weekends there, and the springs guides from the cold, clear rivers up north that most visitors never see.

The Florida Keys

Key Largo to Key West to the Dry Tortugas, with what each island is actually for.

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Miami and the coast

Beaches, parks and the two cruise ports.

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Florida springs

Tubing, snorkeling and the manatees of the spring-fed rivers. See the full Florida springs page.

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Orlando

Two days in the parks, and Disney with kids.

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