15 Best Things to Do in Hallandale Beach (FL)
When I need a hit of Old Florida glamor, one port of call is Hallandale Beach. This oceanfront city will always be associated with Gulfstream Park, a regional home for …
15 Best Things to Do in Ormond Beach (FL)
Just north of Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach is a city with stunning nature, enthralling history, and all of the comforts of a beach destination. Gilded Age giants John D. Rockefeller …
15 Best Things to Do in Panama City (FL)
Many people zoom through Panama City along State Road 30A on their way to the attractions, resorts and sugar-white beaches of Panama City Beach. To me, Panama City is much …
15 Best Things to Do in Aventura (FL)
A tall city with a small footprint, Aventura is an urban forest of high-rise condos by the Intracoastal Waterway. Aventura was incorporated in 1995, but the city’s history goes back …
15 Best Things to Do in Oviedo (FL)
This captivating city is on the northeastern edge of Greater Orlando. One of the things that appeals to me about Oviedo is the unfettered wilderness that lies to the north …
15 Best Things to Do in Ocoee (FL)
Only 15 minutes west of downtown Orlando, Ocoee is a city that was mostly given over to fruit farming until the 21st century. Even now, I love how you can …
15 Best Things to Do in Riviera Beach (FL)
A place for tropical recreation, Riviera Beach is a coastal city just north of West Palm Beach. Right on the Lake Worth Lagoon, the Riviera Beach here is a launchpad …
15 Best Things to Do in Estero (FL)
Before the 1990s there were just a few dozen people living in Estero. At that time this was a rural village about halfway between Naples and Fort Myers. Some three …
14 Best Things to Do in Miami Lakes (FL)
The motto of this town in Greater Miami is “Growing Beautifully.” On land owned by the storied Graham family, Miami Lakes was begun in the early 1960s. Although it was …
15 Best Things to Do in Dania Beach (FL)
Between Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach is a seaside city with a more natural shoreline than its near neighbors. The Anne Kolb Nature Center and Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula …