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Universal Studios   Orlando

Universal Studios, Orlando

 118 Reviews  Universal Orlando Resort is the second largest theme park in Orlando after Disney World. The resort has a few hotels and two theme parks: Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure. Universal... 

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Duval Street   Key West

Duval Street, Key West

 20 Reviews  Duval Street in Key West is known for its ***colorful*** nightlife. You can see a little bit of all kinds of attire, including some men who like to dress in unusual and/or women's clothing. There is... 

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Ocean Drive   Miami Beach

Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

 14 Reviews  Ocean Drive is the epicenter of cool. But it's also the epicenter of thuginess. This area really attracts all types, and many who come here don't fit the wealthy, pretty South Beach stereotype. Ocean... 

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Bayside Market Place   Miami

Bayside Market Place, Miami

 22 Reviews  Bayside is wonderful!! My mother and I had a lovely time shopping there. There was live music (every night), a magician, and a man that let you take pictures posing with his pet macaw parrots. There... 

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Downtown   Fort Lauderdale

Downtown, Fort Lauderdale

 12 Reviews  I apparently wasn't paying attention when people told me to visit Las Olas Boulevard, for some reason I thought that the section they were referring to was near the beach so we started walking...and... 

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Busch Gardens   Tampa

Busch Gardens, Tampa

 38 Reviews  Busch Gardens in Tampa has some 2,700 animals from across Africa including lions, tigers, elephants, camels, zebras, and more. This is also a very large amusement park, but easily overshadowed by... 

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Historic District   Saint Augustine

Historic District, Saint Augustine

 17 Reviews  Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León is credited with the discovery of Florida in 1513 and giving the state its name. Digs in the vicinity of the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park seem to indicate... 

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Beach Activities   Destin

Beach Activities, Destin

 22 Reviews  destin has a beautiful white sand gulf beach. there are several public beach accesses as well as several gulf beach state parks nearby. the destin-fort walton area is famous for it's "sugar" sand... 

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Downtown Riverfront   Jacksonville

Downtown Riverfront, Jacksonville

 15 Reviews  Jacksonville’s Riverwalks are among the finest and most scenic in the nation. Lining the north and south banks of the St. Johns River, the two are connected by either water taxi or by the pedestrian... 

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Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse   Daytona Beach

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, Daytona Beach

 8 Reviews  the ponce inlet lighthouse was designed by francis h. smith and was built in 1887. this lighthouse is the tallest in florida and the second tallest in the united states. along with the lighthouse is a... 

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The Beach   Naples

The Beach, Naples

 15 Reviews  We have been to Naples four times and on each vacation the beach beckons for a variety of reasons. Naples Beach is impressive, but others are equally enjoyable. Choose from Lowdermilk Beach Park,... 

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Times Square   Fort Myers Beach

Times Square, Fort Myers Beach

 5 Reviews  Most of Fort Myers Beach is laid back, with quiet beaches, small cottages, motels, and come condos. However, the intersection of San Carlos Boulevard and Estero Boulevard is so busy, with its... 

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J.N. Ding Darling Refuge   Sanibel Island

J.N. Ding Darling Refuge, Sanibel Island

 18 Reviews  after sanibel island's beautiful beaches the ding darling national wildlife refuge is one of the most visited attractions in sanibel. the refuge was created in 1945 and is named after j.n. "ding"... 

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Seven Mile Bridge   Marathon

Seven Mile Bridge, Marathon

 8 Reviews  the seven mile bridge is a significant feat of 20th century engineering. the original bridge was built by henry flagler for his railroad in the early 1900's. sections of the old bridge still stands... 

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Parks   Florida Keys

Parks, Florida Keys

 16 Reviews  Another park in the upper Keys which I had NOT heard about is Harry Harris Park in Tavernier at M.M. 93.5 which has fishing, swimming basin, children's playground, picnic areas with charcoal grills,... 

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Ringling Museum   Sarasota

Ringling Museum, Sarasota

 11 Reviews  If you have ever dreamed of running away to the circus this museum is for you. With the full scale model of the circus you will quickly realised whyit was the greatest show on Earth. The amount of... 

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Thomas Edison's Winter Home   Fort Myers

Thomas Edison's Winter Home, Fort Myers

 16 Reviews  the auto maker and creator of the automoble assemby line, henry ford was a close friend of thomas edison. ford built a winter home on the grounds of the edison estate to be close to his friend and... 

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Birding   Captiva Island

Birding, Captiva Island

 1 Review  OK, now some of you dont care about birds, I know, but when a 4' bird walks in front of you, you cant help but notice, and appreciate it. You just don't get that where we live. With miles and miles of... 

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Walt Disney World   Orlando

Walt Disney World, Orlando

 155 Reviews  If you have young kids you may want to familarize them with some of the Disney songs before visiting the park this will substantially add to their enjoyment. A complete list is available at the... 

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Southernmost Point   Key West

Southernmost Point, Key West

 47 Reviews  Get your photo taken at the southernmost point of the continental USA. We got there in the afternoon, and the sun was behind us and it was hard to take a good pic. If you want a better photo, get... 

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Little Havana   Miami Beach

Little Havana, Miami Beach

 7 Reviews  Home to the most famous of Miami's domino clubs, Maximo Gomez Park is a small park located on the corner of SW 15th Avenue and SW 8th Street in Little Havana. Its fascinating to go and watch these... 

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Vizcaya Mansion   Miami

Vizcaya Mansion, Miami

 19 Reviews  What a beautiful place! The outdoor landscape is just unbelievable! You must see this place. Easy to get to on the metro system. There is a walking bridge over the highway which makes it quite safe to... 

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The Cruise Ship Terminal   Fort Lauderdale

The Cruise Ship Terminal, Fort Lauderdale

 6 Reviews  The Navigator of the Seas is one of Royal Caribbean International's five Voyager-class cruise ships built in 2002. The ship has many amenities such as: Ice skating rink Rock climbing wall Inline... 

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Ybor City   Tampa

Ybor City, Tampa

 19 Reviews  Ybor city is the area where Tampa's original ethnic inhabitants settled and is one of only three national historic districts in Florida. At one time Ybor was the "Cigar capital of the world". Due to... 

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Castillo de San Marcos   Saint Augustine

Castillo de San Marcos, Saint Augustine

 51 Reviews  I've visited a lot of fortifications in my years of travel, and approached Castillo de San Marcos with low expectations. I left very pleased that we had taken time to visit this historic site, one of... 

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Ybor is Tampa at its best

by gwened

see Ybor city plenty for shopping, eating, drinking and activities.http://ybor.org/You can still watch cigars being rolled in this district, which has been revived as a human-scaled, walking-friendly place for food and pop culture. And it's a place with Hispanic style in food, dress and language, and the legacy of shotgun shacks and social clubs of a barrio that once looked after its working class generously.But Ybor comes more alive after sunset. It's one of Florida's great happening places, with its late-night clubs and first-rate restaurants, from Bernini and Laughing Cat to the original Columbia, celebrating the start of its second century.you have parkings at Centro Ybor and Palm Avenue Garages.A history close to my roots, the Cuban Club of Tampahttp://www.ybor.org/cuban_club

Busch Gardens Tampa

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another of my favorite parks often combining the entry here for a glass of beer with a soccer/football match between my university and the local team,and then family time arrive too. A wonderful park indeed for the entire familyFor those who dare, there's an ample amount of adrenaline-inducing roller coasters at Tampa's Busch Gardens.Gwazi, the Southeast's largest and fastest double wooden roller coaster, is definitely one to experience. The Python has a 70-foot plunge and the Scorpion a 360-degree loop. Considered one of the world's best roller coasters, the Kumba sends the innocent rider through a rush of weightlessness. Finally, Montu, one of the tallest and longest inverted roller coasters in the world, achieves a G-force of more than 3.85, according to the Busch Gardens Web site.A memorable experience indeed. To buy tickets...

Disney world

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well so much written on it,while living in Florida for 18 years I came here at least 20 times, from teen years to father who brought his kids. And then guest friends and family visiting, and in between going to concerts here, wild parties indeed.I let you do the reading in VT. Just some notes ;there are very few experiences available to us everyday mortals that offer the dizzying heights, speed thrills and Top Gun maneuvers of roller coasters -- without a great deal of risk. From bone-rattling wooden giants to high-tech steel serpents, these rides inspire equal parts joy and terror, making us laugh and cry with equal intensity.The newer Animal Kingdom, open just when I left the area and now there is an even newer show call Expedition Everest, sending park guests on a mildly wild runaway-train ride through simulated Himalayas, the lair of the mysterious and dangerous Yeti.The park is now...

Gatorland Kissimmee

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well its Florida you know and we do have alligators, so this is my kids park and my son's too. Its great for the nature of you...In the 1930s, Gatorland founder Owen Godwin, however, gambled that out-of-state visitors would pay to see the exotic lizardlike creatures. Godwin moved his humble backyard show to a 16-acre site in Kissimmee in 1947, joining the lineup of mom-and-pop attractions that were a staple of Florida before Disney World changed the landscape. During the years, the attraction added acreage and shows and went through several name changes, finally settling on Gatorland in 1954.Crocodilians have always enjoyed the starring roles in Gatorland's entertainment lineup, but the park has other attractions, too: alligator breeding pens, nurseries and rearing ponds, a petting zoo, a miniature train tour and a restaurant featuring gator ribs and deep-fried gator nuggets. In the...

Universal Studios

by gwened

Lots written on it here but after living in Florida for 18 years and going here and there concerts and all, it remains my favorite park at them all. Universal studiosThe Incredible Hulk Coaster welcomes you to an incredible journey through Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure. Kind of scary when you first see it, the Hulk is a high-speed launchpad to the sky, soaring 150 feet. The coaster rolls at 67 mph through seven inversions (that's upside down) and through two subterranean trenches (that's below ground!). And the Hulk is tame compared to the Islands' other major ride, The Dueling Dragons -- a pair of twisting and turning inverted coasters that actually duel -- as in your head passing within inches of heads on the other coaster at 55 mph. Not for the faint of heart.There are certainly many theme-park choices in the Orlando area, and most of us have seen them all, or at least think...

See Hemingway at key West

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Earnest Hemingway house is very nice,and full of history. Hemingway lived in the house from 1931 to '40 and again from '51 to '61. That sense of calm still resides in the house where the author wrote such works as To Have and Have Not, The Snows of Kilimanjaro and For Whom the Bell Tolls.

wonder works

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wonder works in Orlando international drive by Pointe shopping center is great, just like an earthquake lol!Walk into Wonder Works and you'll think your world has been turned upside down --literally. The most striking feature of this structure is the way the building appears to have been uprooted and then landed on its head. There are lots of great things for families to do. Wonder Works tries to combine science with entertainment. There are more than a hundred exhibits for kids young and old to get their hands on.Guests can feel what it's like to be standing in the middle of an earthquake or brave the winds of a hurricane. Virtual reality is a reality at Wonder Works. There are exhibits that put you right in the middle of the action. Guests use their flight skills at Shuttle Landers to take the controls of a spacecraft and land it somewhat safely on an airstrip. Then you can put your...

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the beach at Fort DeSoto St Petersburgh

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ne of our family's favorite and those still do go, this is heaven in the sunshine State of Florida, if you are looking for a beach, this is it. Contantly rated one of the best beaches in the USA by Dr Beach.Fort DeSoto is dog-friendly park, near St. Petersburg, is spread over 900 acres on five interconnected islands and has seven miles of waterfront, a campground, nature trails, boat ramp, fishing piers and the ruins of a fort built during the Spanish-American War. Besides the beach, the park has a Spanish-American-era fort.There are 233 campsites, with 85 sites set aside on one island for tents only. All sites have water and electrical hookup (max. 30 amp service), picnic table, and a charcoal grill. Pets are permitted in only one of the three camping areas. 5 USdollars parking fee.

snorkling, diving, fishing in the Keys

by gwened

the keys is prime for that, I used to go out on family boat from islamorada. THe pennenkamp is nice, with glassbottom boats, protected park. you have Bahia honda down near arriving Key West, very nice too. then you have Marathon, and Big Pine Key has an aquatic reserve that boats take you out on trips diving and snorkeling. Its really nice.This is where my family still goes there as live not far, Robbie's marinahttp://www.kayakthefloridakeys.com/hope it helps

Naples Water Tours

by Matt3141879

Naples Water tours is a company that took me and some friends on a boat ride through Naples Bay and then took us to a secluded beach. We spent a few hours there just relaxing and having a great time. The captain was a nice guy, friendly, and let me and the guys take turns riding around on the jet ski he brought with us. Overall, the day was relaxing, pleasant, and I'd recommend this to everyone in the area. It's a MUST-DO.

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