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| View from the Top |
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| Florida’s observation towers offer a different take on the Florida landscape. Whether you’re birding, stargazing or looking for a view that goes on for miles, you’ll reach new heights peering over forests, skylines and the sea. |
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| Tags: Pensacola, Hobe_Sound, Lake_Wales, Tampa, Key_West, Sarasota, Micanopy, Everglades_National_Park, Miami, Orlando, Winter_Haven, outdoors_and_nature, |
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| North Central Florida Overview |
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| Learn about Florida's North Central region, which includes college towns such as Gainesville and Tallahassee, as well as the Big Bend area. |
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| Tags: Cedar_Key, Gainesville, High_Springs, Lake_City, Madison, Micanopy, Perry, Steinhatchee, Tallahassee, White_Springs, |
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| Heart of Florida: Scenic Trail of Arts and Culture |
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| The Heart of Florida Scenic Trail is an 'inside track' kind of guide to the literary sites, art galleries, botanical gardens, state parks, theaters, music venues, dance companies, antiques shopping, historical regions and museums that embroider north Florida’s rich fabric. |
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| Tags: art, culture, Gainesville, Cross_Creek, Ocala, Micanopy, museums, |
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| Life in the Slow Lane |
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| At the nearby Yearling Restaurant, I got acquainted with some cheese grits, super-sized hush puppies and tender morsels of batter-fried ’gator tail. Clever displays of memorabilia and the house musician, veteran bluesman Willie Green, make this rustic roadhouse an irresistible diversion. |
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| Tags: historical_sites, Micanopy, shopping, antiques, bed_and_breakfasts, High_Springs, Cross_Creek, dining, |
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| Birds of a Feather |
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| The unique refuge was established in 1931 to provide a wintering habitat for migratory waterfowl and is one of the oldest in the National Wildlife Refuge System. |
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| Tags: Fernandina_Beach, Key_West, Merritt_Island, Micanopy, Orlando, Sanibel_Island, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Titusville, wildlife, trails, birding, St_Petersburg, parks, outdoors_and_nature, Homosassa, |
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| Gainesville and Fort White |
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| For an in-depth study of the preserve, hike, bike or ride a horse on the extensive trails traversing the park - you're likely to happen upon the herd of bison or wild horses that roam free. |
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| Tags: Gainesville, Micanopy, outdoors_and_nature, history, historical_sites, parks, museums, hiking, driving_tours, Tours_on_a_Tankful, |
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| Antiques Road Show |
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| Nothing has prepared us for the beauty of the oldest inland town in Florida. Its main thoroughfare, Cholokka Blvd. is a picture-postcard setting of old buildings (many on the National Historic Register) framed by massive old live oaks dripping with Spanish moss. |
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| Tags: Gainesville, Micanopy, Mount_Dora, Quincy, St_Petersburg, antiques, bed_and_breakfasts, shopping, art_and_culture, |
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| Florida's Architecture |
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| After building his masterpieces all over the world, the indomitable Frank Lloyd Wright left the largest single collection of his buildings in Central Florida. |
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| Tags: Amelia_Island, Lakeland, Miami, Micanopy, Naples, Palm_Beach, Sarasota, Seaside, Tallahassee, St_Augustine, architecture, |
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| Gainesville Area |
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| A sense of youthful, artistic energy pervades the town, even in the old historic sections. Downtown comprises 63 square blocks and 290 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including Hippodrome State Theatre. |
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| Tags: Cross_Creek, Gainesville, High_Springs, Micanopy, |
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| Romance Lives at Florida's B&Bs and Inns |
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| One of the best surprises about Villa Nina, however, came the next morning, as we walked outside, and heard... nothing. It seemed to us the most wonderful sound in the world. |
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| Tags: Micanopy, Santa_Rosa_Beach, Vero_Beach, bed_and_breakfasts, romance, St_Augustine, Palm_Beach, Siesta_Key, St_Petersburg, |
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