Florida

Some of the best meals you will ever have in Florida happen when you are not really looking…

By Miles Croft · Jun 2

Florida has never been short on surprises, and that goes way beyond the beaches. For people who love…

By Nadia Corwell · Jun 2

Dinner gets a lot more fun when the table comes with wheels and retro shine. This playful Florida…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 1

The light feels different here. Softer, slower, almost like the whole day has been turned down to a…

By Eliza Thornton · May 29

Over 900 vendors. More than 400,000 square feet of covered shopping. Florida does not do anything small, and…

By Adeline Parker · May 22

A cannon fires, peacocks strut past ancient ruins. And somewhere in between, someone hands you a cup of…

By Gideon Hartwell · May 20

Retirement planning never mentions the part where you have to choose between the coast everyone talks about and…

By Clara Whitmore · May 18

Sun-ripened citrus, picked fresh, sold roadside, and tasting exactly the way Florida intended. This kind of stop does…

By Daniel Mercer · May 17

Imagine finding the version of Florida that people are always saying used to exist. Victorian facades, fishing boats…

By Gideon Hartwell · May 16

Florida hides some of its finest cooking far from the tourist trail, at the end of roads that…

By Jenna Whitfield · May 15

What happens when a bakery perfects a single recipe for over a hundred years? You get a line…

By Clara Whitmore · May 14

Florida has beaches and theme parks. And then it has a hand-built silver castle rising out of the…

By Iris Bellamy · May 11

Florida retirement sounds expensive until someone mentions a city where the cost of living runs nearly 20 percent…

By Clara Whitmore · May 9

Got summer plans yet? Because this tiny Florida island just made a very strong case for rearranging everything…

By Clara Whitmore · May 7

Past the mangroves, beyond the last traffic light, and at the very edge of the Ten Thousand Islands…

By Cedric Vale · May 6

Florida has waterfront restaurants on every stretch of coastline, but finding one where the view truly competes with…

By Lenora Winslow · May 5

Most people walking this Florida trail are thinking about the trees, the Spanish moss, the sound of the…

By Clara Whitmore · May 5

A donut shop sitting along an industrial stretch of northeast Florida is making an apple fritter the size…

By Lenora Winslow · May 5

Florida has built a reputation for sunshine and beaches, but finding a genuinely great New York-style bagel this…

By Clara Whitmore · May 4

Hot pizza delivered through a pressurized hatch to guests sitting 21 feet underwater while a barracuda drifts past…

By Gideon Hartwell · May 3

Florida has a liquidation store that is quietly turning casual shoppers into full-on bargain hunting devotees, and the…

By Adeline Parker · May 3

Retirement in Florida sounds expensive until you find the city that changes that assumption entirely. There is a…

By Gideon Hartwell · May 2

Seafood tastes even better when the plates keep coming. Florida knows how to turn a casual meal into…

By Lenora Winslow · Apr 28

Picture a pink palace glowing against the Gulf of Mexico, and suddenly Florida feels like a postcard come…

By Adeline Parker · Apr 27

Looking like a million bucks without actually spending it is a superpower, and Florida is quietly home to…

By Cedric Vale · Apr 24

Santorini vibes without the crowds sounds like a big claim, but then you see the white walls, the…

By Eliza Thornton · Apr 24

Florida does seafood well, but this all-you-can-eat feast takes it to a level that retirees have been quietly…

By Eliza Thornton · Apr 22

What does it even mean for a beach town to have real charm anymore? On this narrow strip…

By Eliza Thornton · Apr 21

Not every roadside stop is easy to explain. One wildly creative spot turns a simple drive into something…

By Iris Bellamy · Apr 14

If you are hungry and struggling to decide where to eat, I completely understand you. Florida offers a…

By Daniel Mercer · Apr 12

Florida is a great place to spend a weekend. This state offers countless spots for walking along rivers,…

By Daniel Mercer · Apr 12

Few places fully commit to a spooky theme, but when one does, it tends to impress with its…

By Daniel Mercer · Apr 11

Florida knows how to serve up the kind of outing people talk about long after the drive home.…

By Cedric Vale · Apr 4

Florida is known for its beaches, sunshine, and so many other attractions, but the thing I will remember…

By Daniel Mercer · Apr 4

“A tavola non si invecchia.” It’s a simple Italian saying, but it carries a truth that goes deeper…

By Daniel Mercer · Apr 4

Florida knows how to make a small outing unexpectedly fun. You head out expecting a quick walk, then…

By Cedric Vale · Apr 4

Florida still pulls people in with sunshine and slower living, but the price tag has changed fast. That…

By Eliza Thornton · Apr 4

Could one tiny bakery really be hiding one of Florida’s most memorable pastries. That question starts sounding a…

By Eliza Thornton · Apr 4

Some drives feel routine. This one changes the mood almost immediately. Just outside the usual Florida pace, a…

By Eliza Thornton · Apr 3