15 Best Things to Do in Tavares (FL)
The seat of Lake County is a lovely waterfront city among the Harris Chain of Lakes. With so much water all around, people needed an alternative way to travel long …
15 Best Things to Do in Atlantic Beach (FL)
At the north end of the Jacksonville Beaches, Atlantic Beach is a shorefront community, bordering Jax but about 25 minutes from downtown. This part of the coastline was first developed …
15 Best Things to Do in Miami Springs (FL)
Directly north of Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami Springs is a city that sprang up overnight in the 1920s. More than a century later the golf course at the core …
15 Best Things to Do in Key Biscayne (FL)
Visiting this upscale island paradise, I had to remind myself that I was 15 minutes from downtown Miami. Bookended by a state park and sprawling county park, Key Biscayne feels …
15 Best Things to Do in St. Augustine (FL)
The oldest city in the United States has been continuously inhabited since 1565. St. Augustine is as pretty as it is old, and I could spend whole days under the …
15 Best Things to Do in Florida City (FL)
I doubt there are many places on planet Earth that feel quite like Florida city. This is the southernmost city in the United States, not on an island. Florida City …
15 Best Things to Do in Holly Hill (FL)
Covering just 4.5 square miles, Holly Hill is a quiet, mostly residential city between Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. Holly Hill sits on the Halifax River, and there’s a picturesque …
15 Best Things to Do in Gulfport (FL)
One of the oldest incorporated cities in Pinellas County, Gulfport is a place with its own personality. At once creative, progressive and open, the city has a large LGBTQ+ community, …
15 Best Things to Do in South Daytona (FL)
Fronting the Halifax River next to Daytona Beach, South Daytona was incorporated in 1951. The first Euro-Americans settled here in the 1870s, and there was a post office and railroad …
15 Best Things to Do in Palmetto (FL)
Near where the Manatee River meets Tampa Bay, Palmetto is an understated but attractive city. An historic district reaches down to the riverbank and preserves more than 150 years of …