By Terry Gibson Common snook, (Centropomus undecimalus) are a Florida celebrity. Within the waters of the United States, except for a small fishery in Texas, these wily, aggressive, delicious fish almost exclusively inhabit the coastal ecosystems of the southern half of the Florida peninsula…
Read MoreDrop your rod and reel! Adventurous fishermen should look into different types of fishing in Florida. Try scalloping, shrimping or even spearfishing to really test your skills. By Doug Sease When most of us think about fishing, we think about rods, reels, hooks, line and sinkers. But if you…
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Our critic was looking not just for themes of sun, surf, sand, and skin, but also mood: mellow, romantic, sweaty and geography, from the down-home charm of northwest Florida to the madness of Ocean Drive in Miami. By Sean Daly No vacation is complete without a killer playlist that blends in…
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Delray Beach draws more than 1 million visitors annually to its most popular attraction, its sandy shore. Other nearby natural attractions include the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, the Sandoway House Nature Center and the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. But on the opposite side of this South…
Read MoreBy VISIT FLORIDA staff Sited a mere 30 minutes north of Clearwater, the coastal city of Tarpon Springs is famed for its Greek heritage. It was founded in the early 1900s by Greek sponge divers, eager to harvest the abundant, natural sea sponges that populate the Anclote River. Today, the city…
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By Sean Daly A few months back, my girlfriend Sharona experienced our first Florida road trip. We road-tripped from St. Petersburg to Atlanta to seek out nerdtastic Walking Dead filming locations. Despite myriad warnings from friends and Floridians about the intensity of Georgia state troopers –…
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By Vanessa Caceres U.S. Route 27 in Florida, a 1,373-mile highway that runs from Fort Wayne, Ind., to the tip of the peninsula, U.S. Route 27 travels in Florida from north of Tallahassee down to Miami, ending not far from the Miami International Airport. It was once a major road used by those in…
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By Steve Winston The Coral Castle of Miami, a man's hand-built shrine, is one of South Florida's great head-scratching mysteries and attractions. Sitting behind an old, neon-lined road south of Miami is America's most poignant monument to unrequited love, the Coral Castle of Florida. The story…
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OK, here’s something that’s really off the beaten path… Florida Department of State’s Underwater Archaeology Team worked with coastal communities to develop the ‘Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail’ that links together a dozen sunken ships off the coast of Pensacola, Destin, Panama City and Port…
Read MoreBy VISIT FLORIDA staff The Sebastian River Area is one of Florida's authentic Treasure Coast communities on the Indian River Lagoon and is home to America's first National Wildlife Refuge Pelican Island. It's located on the central east coast of Florida in the northernmost part of Indian River…
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