15 Best Things to Do in Arcadia (FL)
In the Peace River Valley, Arcadia is a rural city about half an hour in from the Gulf Coast. Passing by just west of the city, the river is a …
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15 Best Things to Do in Alachua (FL)
First appearing on the map in the 1880s, Alachua grew up on the Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad. Sitting northwest of the much larger Gainesville, Alachua is the third-largest city …
15 Best Things to Do in Palatka (FL)
About an hour inland from St. Augustine, Palatka is an historic city on a giant bend in the St. Johns River. At this point Florida’s longest and most famous watercourse …
15 Best Things to Do in Orange City (FL)
Sitting next to the beloved Blue Spring State Park, Orange City was settled by Europeans in the mid-19th century. The name of course comes from citrus growing, although the thousands …
15 Best Things to Do in Sebring (FL)
For motorsports fans, this city in south-central Florida’s Highlands County needs no introduction. The name alone is synonymous with the Sebring International Raceway, home of the famed 12 Hours of …
15 Best Things to Do in Zephyrhills (FL)
First settled in 1888, the city of Zephyrhills got its unusual name in the early 20th century. It’s what you get when you blend the area’s rolling hills with its …
14 Best Things to Do in West Park (FL)
About five miles in from the Atlantic shore, West Park is a residential city with a tiny footprint. I’m serious when I say that you could walk from one side …
15 Best Things to Do in Fort Walton Beach (FL)
On the Florida Panhandle’s Emerald Coast, this city is my idea of a dream beach destination. The shoreline on Okaloosa Island, with its sugar-white sands and twinkling clear waters, needs …
15 Best Things to Do in Oldsmar (FL)
In 1916, Oldsmobile founder Ransom Eli Olds bought up this land at the north end of Tampa Bay to build a planned city. Despite a huge marketing push, this was …
15 Best Things to Do in Lady Lake (FL)
In the very northwest of Lake County, Lady Lake is a town with a population that has more than doubled since 1990. Part of that growth can be explained by …