By Sandra Ketcham Does building a roller coaster, digging for dinosaur fossils, climbing a giant treehouse or stepping back into pioneer times sound like fun? If so, take a break from the beaches and theme parks and visit a children’s museum in Florida. While adult museums have a kid-unfriendly…
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Delray U.S. Mail Route In Southeast Florida, there was no road connecting the 68 miles from Palm Beach to Miami, and fresh water was unavailable for mail-carrying horses. Thus, the only means of delivering the mail was by row boat in some areas and by foot in others. The men who traversed this…
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By Jon Wilson When the Civil War ended in 1865, 12 former slaves on a frontier plantation stayed on to chart their futures. Visionary and bold, the newly emancipated people created a proud settlement that became known as Bealsville, Florida…
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Visitors to Key West's Higgs Beach might not pay much attention to the small rectangle of beachfront fenced off from the rest and flanked by tall columns. If they don't, however, they're missing the chance to view an extraordinary piece of America's past: a site that experts believe is the only…
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By Chelle Koster Walton We anchored our rental houseboat outside the entrance to Manatee Springs and heaved the canoe into the warm summer waters to paddle into the cove. It felt like a cathedral, entering the springs, shaded by Spanish moss-shrouded oaks. And then suddenly, our bare feet against…
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By Chelle Koster Walton “Hills and two Caloosahatchee rivers! I swear I saw it, and I also swear I wasn’t drinking. I was merely visiting Caloosahatchee Regional Park in rural Alva,” said Amy Bennett Williams, author of Along the Caloosahatchee River. “Odd as it sounds, yes, I saw ‘both…
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Rivers and the Gulf of America provide the Charlotte Harbor region with waterfront to spare. By VISIT FLORIDA Staff The second largest estuary in Florida (after Tampa Bay), Charlotte Harbor centerpieces a water-centric world that hides from the mainstream. Besides the great harbor, rivers and…
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By Carlos Harrison Alrighty, then! In no particular order, some of the best, coolest, and downright most unique things that Florida has to offer: Art Deco-iest:…
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By: Michelle Bearden When Tours on Horseback touts its beach horseback ride on South Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce as a “once in a lifetime” experience, it’s not kidding. That’s because the company is one of the few operators in Florida with a license for this activity – and the only such…
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By Chelle Koster Walton Bring the family to Epcot with these handy tips for kids of different ages. With its geographical and futuristic focus, Epcot naturally fits 'tweens, teens and adults best. If you have a multi-park pass, however, don't be afraid to make a stop at Epcot with your pre- and…
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