By Saundra Amrhein When reclining on Florida’s sandy beaches, there’s no need to feel that tug of guilt about your best friend back home, left in a kennel or the care of strangers. Your dog could be right here with you, frolicking in the blue-green waters of the Gulf of America or the Atlantic, or…
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Kevin McGeever Yo, Philly. As your tour guide for the drive from the City of Brotherly Love to the Florida vacation destination of St. Petersburg-Clearwater, I first want to assure you that the Sunshine State can provide satisfying equivalents to your daily cravings. No scrapple with breakfast? We…
Read MoreStop in the nation's oldest city, for the ocean vistas, in the nature preserves and parks and, finally, on the Isle of Eight Flags. One of the hundreds of reasons I love living in Florida is that I can hit the road any time of the year. When I have a desire to ride a remote two-lane that blazes…
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By Lauren Tjaden Where: From Fernandina Beach in Amelia Island, just south of the Georgia-Florida state line, along Florida’s Atlantic Coast through Atlantic Beach and down to Jacksonville Beach, ending at the southern gateway near J. Turner Butler Boulevard. Length: 39.7 Miles How to get around:…
Read MoreBy Kevin McGeever The drive down Interstate 95 from New York City to the Official Florida Welcome Center is, give or take, 900 miles. And you have done it. You have arrived in the Sunshine State and you are so close to your destination: Orlando, Theme Park Capital of the World. The natural impulse…
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By Lauren Tjaden Where: From Fernandina Beach in Amelia Island, just south of the Georgia-Florida state line, along Florida’s Atlantic Coast through Atlantic Beach and down to Jacksonville Beach, ending at the southern gateway near J. Turner Butler Boulevard. Length: 39.7 Miles How to get around:…
Read MoreOnce you've experienced Florida's theme parks, big cities and beaches, try one or all of these off-the-beaten-path, historical, cultural, outdoorsy, and just plain weird roadside attractions. Northwest, North Central, Northeast, Central West, Central, Central East, Southwest, Southeast NORTHWEST…
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For outdoors enthusiasts, discovering new places is as much a part of the adventure as the adventure itself, and the list of places to discover in Northeast Florida is endless. By Kevin Mims Dubbed Florida’s “First Coast” because it was the first area where Europeans settled, the name could…
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Florida's Intracoastal Waterway offers sailing, cultural diversions, historic experiences at its ports of call. Florida's Intracoastal Waterway system runs along the Sunshine State, providing boaters with extraordinary ports of call. Slip into any of these magical watercourses and you'll be…
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By Jon Wilson A serious student of American military history could plan an entire vacation visiting Florida’s many museums devoted to our nation’s wars, the equipment used in them and the men and women who took part. More than two dozen, large and small, stretch literally from Pensacola to Key…
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