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A massive peninsula boasting 825 miles of beaches, Florida has no shortage of seashores or sun. From the pristine beaches of Destin with their powdery white sand, to the bikini-clad crowd in Miami Beach, to the party-hardy spring breakers in Fort Lauderdale, all the way down to the tip of Key West, with its Caribbean-colored waters and carefree attitude, The Sunshine State is a destination for families, lovers, drifters and clubbers. Plenty more attractions lie inside its coastlines. Orlando is home to world-renowned theme parks, Everglade National Park is alive with alligators and other swamp-dwellers, and Tampa is a top business and cultural destination. The entire state is a nature-lovers’ paradise with aquariums galore, butterfly sanctuaries, and even a giraffe ranch, as well as outdoor activities—many water-related. Explore Florida by land and by sea—drive its highways and hike its parks; navigate its waterways and oceans. Whether by canoe or hovercraft, by yacht or by jet ski, your adventure awaits!
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My stomach growled the second I caught the warm, buttery smell drifting out of a modest storefront in Florida. What looked like a simple neighborhood…
By Anna Foster · Sep 13, 2026
Florida
Kids who travel the world declared this the best ice cream they have ever tasted, and that is…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 13
Florida
My whole afternoon shifted the day a stranger handed me a tiny paper cup of colada through a…
By Anna Foster · Sep 13
Florida
My weekend plans usually start with a growling stomach and a hunt for the perfect stack of pancakes…
By Anna Foster · Sep 12
Florida
My hunt for the perfect fried grouper sandwich started with a wrong turn and a rumbling stomach somewhere…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 12
Florida
Cold claws with a smear of mustard sauce might just be the most underrated way to eat seafood…
By Anna Foster · Sep 12
Florida
Smoke curls up from a little smokehouse beside a busy road, and the smell alone can make you…
By Anna Foster · Sep 11
Florida
Sourdough-tangy flatbread the size of a serving platter arrives at your table, and suddenly your fork becomes optional.…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 11
Florida
Some of the best meals in Florida hide in plain sight, tucked along a working waterfront where the…
By Anna Foster · Sep 11
Florida
Some of the best meals in Florida hide where you least expect them. Picture pulling into a small-town…
By Anna Foster · Sep 10
Florida
There’s something magical about being out on the water in Florida when a pod of wild dolphins decides…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 10
Florida
There’s a certain magic to twisting a sun-warmed orange off a branch in Florida and tasting it before…
By Anna Foster · Sep 10
Florida
Some of the best evenings I’ve spent in Florida cost nothing but a little patience and a willingness…
By Anna Foster · Sep 9
Florida
There’s a special kind of quiet you only find when you paddle into a tunnel of trees, where…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 9
Florida
Most people picture Florida as pancake-flat, all sand and swimming holes with nothing but coastline in sight. Then…
By Anna Foster · Sep 9
Florida
You should set an early alarm for these Florida pastry shops, because the best choices often disappear before…
By Clara Whitmore · Sep 9
Florida
Do yourself a small favor during your next Florida trip and leave room for this pastrami. “Stay hungry,…
By Clara Whitmore · Sep 9
Florida
This waterfront fish camp in Florida has been getting fried catfish right for decades. This is the kind…
By Eliza Thornton · Sep 9
Florida
There is something magical about stepping into a warm, green space in Florida and suddenly realizing you are…
By Anna Foster · Sep 8
Florida
There’s a special kind of thrill in Florida when you find a place where water pours down like…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 8
Florida
Somewhere in Florida, tucked into an easygoing neighborhood, there’s a little kitchen that turns coconut milk and pounded…
By Anna Foster · Sep 8
Florida
There’s a certain thrill in wandering a quiet Florida downtown at dusk and spotting a marquee suddenly flicker…
By Anna Foster · Sep 7
Florida
Some of the best afternoons in Florida start by accident, when you park the car, follow a shaded…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 7
Florida
Sometimes the best meals hide behind ordinary-looking storefronts, and Florida has a few of those tucked into quiet…
By Anna Foster · Sep 7
Florida
There is something magical about stumbling onto a little scoop shop you never expected to remember, and Florida…
By Anna Foster · Sep 6
Florida
A pastry run before sunrise has its own little reward system. The parking lot is quieter. The bakery…
By Adeline Parker · Sep 6
Florida
Somewhere in Florida sits a little spot you might drive right past without a second glance. Then the…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 6
Florida
You would think that spaghetti and meatballs are one of those simple meals, but finding a place where…
By Lenora Winslow · Sep 6
Florida
Somewhere out in Florida there is a place where the water stretches wider than any highway and the…
By Anna Foster · Sep 6
Florida
There is a special kind of magic that happens when you step out of an elevator and suddenly…
By Anna Foster · Sep 5
Florida
There is a special kind of magic in gliding across the water, tying off your lines, and stepping…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 5
Florida
Antique hunting along one historic Florida boulevard? Now that feels like a proper treasure hunt. Old storefronts and…
By Lenora Winslow · Sep 5
Some of the best meals in Florida hide behind plain doors, waiting for anyone curious enough to walk…
By Anna Foster · Sep 5
Florida
There is something magical about wandering into a market in Florida and realizing the strawberries in your hand…
By Anna Foster · Sep 4
Florida
There is something magical about slipping into water so clear you can count the fish beneath your feet,…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 4
Florida
There’s something magical about walking out over open water in Florida, feeling the salt breeze on your face…
By Anna Foster · Sep 4
Florida
There is something magical about slipping a kayak into calm water in Florida and letting the world go…
By Anna Foster · Sep 3
Florida
There is something thrilling about walking a quiet boardwalk in Florida and suddenly realizing a prehistoric-looking alligator is…
By Michael Hayes · Sep 3
Florida
There is something wonderful about slipping through a quiet garden gate and finding a whole hidden world of…
By Anna Foster · Sep 3
Florida
Some restaurants feel less like a meal and more like stepping into a living storybook. Tucked into a…
By Anna Foster · Sep 2