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 Dee & Allan at Epcot by deecat
Disney World's success spawned other theme parks such as Orlando's Sea World which features water skiers, trained sea mammals, and a glass tunnel that passes through a Shark tank. Shamu Stadium is home of a family of killer whales that perform!
The Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral is just a 1/2 hour from Orlando. Also here are the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuse and the Canaveral National Seashore (the longest undeveloped beach in Florida). This beach has fabulous white sand and gentle dunes that stretch for 25 miles. Be sure to visit The Spaceport Visitor Center, it's a starting point for touring this huge Kennedy Complex.
A place nearby that we really enjoyed wasSplendid China at 3000 Splendid China Blvd, Kissimmee with its spectacular scaled-down replicas of China's landmarks, The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Suzhou Gardens. There are restaurants, shops, theaters, and street entertainment. Leave a Comment
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 GO FOR A SWIM by scottishvisitor
Fort De Soto is not crowded & has Park Rangers on patrol, driving about in landrovers.
Buy some bait & a bandy net for the kids - then enjoy the peace & quiet in beautiful surrondings. There are no litter bins here so please leave the beach as you found it - clean - safe & stunningly beautiful - pack up your litter and take it home. Leave a Comment Address: SW CORNER OF MULLET KEYDirections: AT THE ENTRANCE TO TAMPA BAY
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 Ferns at Corkscrew Swamp
Sanctuary by deecat
Audubon first saw Corkscrew in 1912 when wardens were dispatched to protect egrets and other birds from plume hunters!
The, in the 1950s, Audubon bought the land to protect the cypress forest from loggers. Today, Audubon is involved with restoring the Everglades and preserving the watershed so Florida and its wildlife will have a healthy ecosystem.
We visited the Sanctuary on a sunny morning in January, 2004 when the temperature was in the 70s. It was a perfect day. We saw pristine wilderness that dates back more than 500 years!
To see upclose, we walked the 2.25 mile boardwalk that meandered through open prairie, pine flatwoods, and the largest forest of ancient bald cypress in North America!
Some of these impressive trees towered 130 feet into the air, and some were 25 feet around. There are almost 200 bird species here. We saw egret, ibis, heron, woodpeckers, hawks, and dozens of wood storks.
The water in Corkscrew is a slow moving river that flows tothe southwest toward the Gulf of Mexico.
Plants and trees help to filter the water and that keeps the water sweet and clear and without mosquito larvae!
Open daily April 11 thru September 30: 7a.m.-7:30p.m.
October 1 thru April 10: 7a.m.-5:30p.m.
Admission: Adults $8.00
Students $5.30 and Members $5.00
Children (6-18) $3.50
Under 6 are free
DON'T MISS THIS FABULOUS PLACE Leave a Comment Address: 375 Sanctuary Road, Naples, Florida 34120Phone: (941) 348-9151Directions: From Bonita Springs on 41 south to 846 to the Sanctuary
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 Dee in Palm Beach by deecat
Another Gold Coast community is Fort Lauderdale. The original Fort Lauderdale was just a wooden fort built during the Seminole War. But, today's Fort Lauderdale sprang to life when Henry Flagler's railroad came here in 1911. Often called the "Venice of America" it has 250 miles of lagoons, rivers, and canals. It also has 7 miles of Atlantic beachfront and a deepwater port.
South of Fort Lauderdale is Miami (Florida's 2nd largest city). Spanish is spoken here more than English it seemed to me. When Cubans fled Fidel Castro's revolutionary regime in the 1960s, they congregated in a neighborhood west of downtown Miami called Little Havana. It is now a melting pot of Latin American culture that includes people from ElSalvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala. Latin music of every kind is heard here, and authentic Cuban and Latin American cuisines are everywhere.
Miami Beach is a barrier island 2 miles off the mainland. It is famous for the Art Deco Architecture at its south tip--hip South Beach It has the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in the world. Here, too, a re popular actors, stylish models, and sport's celebrities who frequent South Beach's nightlife scene. Leave a Comment
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 Southern most Mansion by tpangelinan
Tours available. Rooms available also, but inquire for price, I understand they go for about $800.00 per night. Leave a Comment Address: 1400 Duval Street, Key West, Fl 33040Phone: 305-296-3141Directions: At the ocean & DuvalWebsite: www.themansionkeywesy.com
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 Banyon tree by tpangelinan
What a site!
Monday-Saturdays, 9-5
Sunday- 12-5
Tours of home, gardens and laboratory and self guided tour.
This photo is of the different stages the light has gone through Leave a Comment
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 Sanibel sunsets by tpangelinanLeave a Comment
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 Amelia Island Golf by deecat
Tallahassee, the state capital, reminds me of the deep south with its stately old plantation homes.
Just off the eastern coast near Jacksonville is beautiful Amelia Island. We spent a week there playing golf and tennis. The facilities were extraordinary.
Florida's "first coast" is located on the far northeastern coast. Here, you'll discover St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city (1565). At Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, which looks out over Saint Augustine, there is an inlet where you are able to stand by cannons that are over 300 years old. This is the oldest masonry fort in the nation. Here, too, you are able to visit the oldest wooden schoolhouse in the United States. A warning though: many men have to duck their heads because the doorway is not even 6 feet high.
St. Augustine has everything for architectual and history "buffs".
If you follow A1A highway along the Atlantic Coast, you'll be able to stop at Marineland near Daytona Beach. It's the world's first oceanarium
NOTE: Motorists are able to drive on the hard Daytona sand (speed limit is 10 miles per hour). Leave a Comment
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 WATCH THE BIRDIE by scottishvisitorLeave a Comment Address: FORT DE SOTODirections: Near St. Pete's
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 uc by scottishvisitor
Opening times 9.30 am - 1.30pm 7 days
Admission Adults $17
Child $12 Leave a Comment Address: 8201 International DrivePhone: 407 34 0501Website: ripley's.com
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