Comprehensive Florida Vacation Guide

Getting to Florida

• Discount Vacations
• Last Minute Travel Deals
• Traveling for Free
• Free Emergency medical Power of Attorney Form
• Travel Facts & Money Saving Tips
• Air Travel Tips
• Travel Insurance
• How to Avoid Vacation Ripoffs

Florida Flying

• Airlines & Airports in Florida
• Air Travel Tips
• Waiting at Florida Airports
• Florida Private Aviation
  • Where to Land
  • Hot Air Balloons, Hang Gliding, Air Museums, Skydiving, Helicopters, Instructions
  • Building a Seaplane
  • Fun and Sun Fly-in
    
    
    

Florida By Road

• Mileage Chart
• Car Rentals
  • Rental Tips
• Major Routes
• Driving in Miami

Specialty Travel

• Family-Friendly Travel
• Gay-Friendly Travel
  • Best Gay-Friendly Lodging & Hotspots
• Pet-Friendly Travel
  
  • Emergency Veterinarians
  • Pet-Friendly Lodging
• Disabled-Freindly Travel

• Search & Book Florida Lodging
  

• Florida Hotels
  • Southeast Florida Hotels
  • East Central Florida Hotels
  • Northeast Florida Hotels
  • Southwest Florida Hotels
  • West Central Florida Hotels
  • Florida Panhandle Hotels
  • Central Florida Hotels
    • Kissimmee Hotels
    • Orlando Hotels
      
      
• Florida Resorts
  • Southeast Florida Resorts
  • East Central Florida Resorts
  • Northeast Florida Resorts
  • Southwest Florida Resorts
  • West Central Florida Resorts
    • The Don Cesar Hotel
  • Florida Panhandle Resorts
  • Central Florida Resorts

• Florida Condos & Weekly Rentals
  • Southeast Florida Condos & Weekly Rentals
  • East Central Florida Condos & Weekly Rentals
  • Southwest Florida Condos & Weekly Rentals
  • West Central Florida Condos & Weekly Rentals
  • Central Florida Condos & Weekly Rentals
    
    
• Florida Bed & Breakfasts
  
  • Southeast Florida Bed & Breakfasts
  • East Central Florida Bed & Breakfasts
  • Northeast Florida Bed & Breakfasts
  • Southwest Florida Bed & Breakfasts
  • West Central Florida Bed & Breakfasts
  • Florida Panhandle Bed & Breakfasts
  • Central Florida Bed & Breakfasts
    
    
• Family Friendly Lodging
  
  
• Pet Friendly Lodging
  
  
• Florida Youth Hostels
  
  
• Corporate Retreats

Florida Fun

• Attractions
  • Southeast Florida Attractions
    
    • Coral Castle
  • East Central Florida Attractions
    • Kennedy Space Center
  • Northeast Florida Attractons
  • Southwest Florida Attractions
  • West Central Florida Attractions
    • Busch Gardens
  • Florida Panhandle Attractions
    • Wacky Panhandle Fun
  • Central Florida Attractions
    
    • Walt Disney World
    • Universal Studios
      
      
• Observing Sea Turtles
• Swimming with Dolphins
• Swimming with Manatees
  

• Florida Day Trips & Tours
  • Southeast Florida Day Trips & Tours
  • East Central Florida Day Trips & Tours
  • Northeast Florida Day Trips & Tours
  • Southwest Florida Day Trips & Tours
  • West Central Florida Day Trips & Tours
  • Florida Panhandle Day Trips & Tours
  • Central Florida Day Trips & Tours
    
    
• Cool Miami Pools
  
  
• South Beach's Unique Art Deco District
  
  • History of the Art Deco District

Florida Fishing

• Florida Bass Fishing
  • Top Bass Fishing Spots
• Florida Deep Sea Fishing

Florida Professional Sports

• Race Tracks & Gaming
  
• Florida Spring Training
• Polo

Florida Diving

• Florida's Artificial reefs
• Diving 101
• Wreck Diving
• Miami Beach's Underwater Wrecks

Florida Golf

• Southeast Florida Golf
  • Miami Golf
  • Fort Lauderdale Golf
  • Boca Raton Golf
• East Central Florida Golf
• Northeast Florida Golf
  
  • World Golf Village
• Southwest Florida Golf
• West Central Florida Golf
  • Tampa Golf
• Florida Panhandle Golf
• Central Florida Golf
  • Orlando Golf

Florida Tennis

• Southeast Florida Tennis
• East Central Florida Tennis
• Northeast Florida Tennis
• Southwest Florida Tennis
• West Central Florida Tennis
• Florida Panhandle Tennis
• Central Florida Tennis

Florida Boating

• Florida Marinas
• Chartering a Boat
• Renting a Boat
• Purchasing a Boat
• Florida Boat Shows
• Florida Sailing
• Dockside Dining
• Canoing in Florida
  • The Econlockhatchee River
    • Map of the Econlockhatchee
  • Canoing Safety
  • Sandbar Creeks of the Florida Panhandle

Florida Cruises

• Book Luxury Cruises
  
  • Cruiselines in Florida

FLORIDA'S UNIQUE LOCATIONS

Florida Beaches

• Southeast Florida Beaches
• East Central Florida Beaches
• Northeast Florida Beaches
• Southwest Florida Beaches
• West Central Florida Beaches
• Florida Panhandle Beaches
• Central Florida Beaches

• Florida Nude Beaches

Florida's Everglades

• Map of the Everglades

Florida Cities

Southeast Florida Cities

• Boca Raton
  • Boca Raton History
  • Living in Boca Raton
  • Boca Raton Communities
  • Boca Raton Clubs
  • Boca Raton Hotels
  • Boca Raton Resorts
  • Boca Raton Dining
  • Boca Raton Tennis
  • Boca Raton Golf
  • Boca Raton Attractions
  • Boca Raton Galleries

• Clewiston
  
  • Clewiston Hotels
  • Clewiston Attractions
  • Clewiston Golf
    
    
• Coral Gables
  • Tour the Gables
  • Coral Gables Dining
  • Coral Gables Hotels
  • Coral Gables Golf Courses
  • Coral Gables Attractions
  • Coral Gables Map
    
    
• Fort Lauderdale
  • Fort Lauderdale Hotels
  • Fort Lauderdale B & Bs
  • Fort Lauderdale Golf
  • Fort Lauderdale Tennis
  • John U. Lloyd State Park
    
    
• Jupiter
  
  • Jupiter Hotels
  • Jupiter Resorts
  • Jupiter Attractions
  • Jupiter Golf
  • Jupiter Tennis
  • Jonathan Dickinson State Park

• Key Largo
  
  • Key Largo Lodging
  • Key Largo Attractions
  • John Pennekamp State Park
    

• Key West
  
  • Things to Do in Key West
  • Key West Shopping
  • Key West Lodging
  • Key West Map
  • Key West Beaches& Fishing
    
    
• Miami & Miami Beach
  
  • Coconut Grove
  • Collins Avenue
  • History of Miami Beach
  • Cool Miami Pools
  • The Art Deco District
    • Art Deco History
    • Art Deco Now
    • Art Deco District Map
    • Art Deco Resources
• Palm Beach
  
  • Palm Beach Map
  • Palm Beach History
  • Palm Beach Lodging
  • Palm Beach Shopping
  • Palm Beach Galleries
  • Palm Beach Performing Arts
  • Palm Beach Area Beaches
  • Palm Beach Tennis
  • 
    
• Redland
  • Map of Redland
  • Aerial Views of Redland
    
    
• West Palm Beach
  
  • West Palm Beach Hotels
  • West Palm Beach Resorts
  • West Palm Beach Bed & Breakfasts
  • West Palm Beach Dining
  • West Palm Beach Attractions
  • West Palm Beach Tours
  • West Palm Beach Museums
  • West Palm Beach Galleries
  • West Palm Beach Performing Arts
  • Nearby State Parks
  • West Palm Beach Tennis
  • West Palm Beach Golf
  • West Palm Beach Polo

East Central Florida Cities

• Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga's Psychic Readers
  • Where to Stay in Cassadaga
    

• Daytona Beach

• Mebourne
  • Melbourne Dining
  • Melbourne Attractions
  • Melbourne Area State Park
    
    
• The Space Coast
  
  • Kennedy Space Center
• Titusville, Cocoa Beach & Cape Canaveral
  
  • Space Coast Lodging
  • Space Coast Dining
  • Space Coast Nature
  • Space Coast Beaches
  • Space Coast Attractions
  • Space Coast Camping
  • Space Coast Sightseeing & Tours
  • Space Coast Visitor Information
• Stuart
  
  • Stuart's Bathtub Reef
  • Stuart Area Attractions
  • Stuart Area Lodging
  • Stuart Area State Parks
  • Stuart Golf Courses
  • Stuart's Alternative Medicine
  • Stuart Visitor Info & Chamber of Commerce

Northeast Florida Cities

• Fernandina Beach

• The First Coast
  
  • Map of the First Coast
  • Amelia island
    • Amelia Island B&Bs
    • Amelia Island Resorts
    • Amelia Island Hotels
    • Amelia Island Dining
    • Amelia Island Commerce Info
    • Amelia Island History
    • Amelia Island Nature
    • Amelia Island Recreation
    • Amelia Island Beaches
    • Amelia Island Horseback Riding
    • Amelia Island Map
    • Amelia Island Day Trips
    • Amelia Island Museums
    • Amelia Island Tour, Map & Directions

• Gainesville
  
  • Gainesville Hotels
  • Gainesville Attractions
  • Gainesville Golf
  • Gainesville Area State Park

• Jacksonville
  
  • Jacksonville Dining
  • Jacksonville Attractions
  • Jacksonville Area State Park

• Ponte Vedra
  
  • Ponte Vedra Area Lodging
  • Ponte Vedra Area Attractions
  • Ponte Vedra Dining
  • Ponte Vedra Golf
  • Ponte Vedra's World Golf Village
  • Ponte Vedra Nature & Parks

• Saint Augustine
  
  • Saint Augustine Bed & Breakfasts
  • Saint Augustine Hotels & Motels
  • Saint Augustine Resorts
  • Saint Augustine Attractions
  • Saint Augustine Historical Museums & Attractions
  • Saint Augustine Tours & Sightseeing
  • Saint Augustine Events
  • Saint Augustine Dining
  • Saint Augustine Golf
  • Saint Augustine Area State Parks
  • Saint Augustine Camping
  • Saint Augustine Beaches
  • Saint Augustine Visitor Info
  • Saint Augustine Map & Statistics
  • St. AugustineArea Map
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• Starke
  
  • Starke Dining
  • Starke Attractions
  • Starke R ecreation
  • Starke Area State Park

Southwest Florida Cities

• Fort Myers
  • Ft. Myers Hotels
  • Ft. Myers Resorts
  • Ft. Myers Dining
  • Ft. Myers Attractions
  • Ft. Myers Golf
  • Ft. Myers Tennis
  • Ft. Myers Area State Park
  • Rainy Day Fun in Ft. Myers
  • Ft. Myers Bus & Taxi Service
  • Ft. Myers Mileage Chart
    
• Naples
  
  • The Latest & Greatest in Naples Lodging & Dining
  • Naples Ecotourism
  • Naples Recreation
  • Naples Map
  • Shopping in Naples
  • Naples Attractions

• Marco Island
  
  • Marco Island Lodging
  • Marco Island Dining
  • Marco Island Nature Tours
  • Marco Island Watersports
  • Marco Island Marinas
    
    
• Punta Gorda
  
  • Punta Gorda Lodging
  • Punta Gorda Sightseeing
  • Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
    
    
    
• Sanibel Island & Captiva Island
  
  • Sanibael Island Shelling
  • Sanibel Island History
  • Sanibel Island Nature
  • Sanibel Island Resorts
  • Sanibel Island Hotels
  • Sanibel Island Dining
  • Sanibel Island Commerce Info
  • Sanibel Island Attractions
  • Sanibel Island Beaches
  • Sanibel Island Golf
  • Sanibel island Tour, Map & Directions
  • Sanibel Island Interactive Road Map of Major Routes
  • Sanibel Island Area State Parks
  • Sanibel Island Canoeing
  • Sanibel island Day Trips & Tours

West Central Florida Cities

• Arcadia
  
  • Arcadia B&B
  • Arcadia Dining
  • Arcadia Canoeing
  • Arcadia Area State Park
    
    
• Bradenton
  
  • Bradenton Hotels
  • Bradenton B&Bs
  • Bradenton Attractions
  • Bradenton Golf
  • Bradenton Tennis
  • Bradenton Area State Park
    
    
• Clearwater Beach
  
• Clearwater Beach Resorts
• Clearwater Beach Hotels
• Clearwater Beach Dining
• Clearwater Beach Attractions
• Clearwater Beach Area Map
• Clearwater Beach Beaches
• Clearwater Beach Camping
• Clearwater Beach Golf
• Clearwater Beach Visitor & Commerce Info
• Clearwater Beach Day Trips & Sightseeing

• Sarasota
  • Sarasota Arts
  • Sarasota History
  • Sarasota Ecotourism
  • Sarasota Beaches
  • Sarasota Lodging
  • Sarasota Dining
  • Sarasota Golf
  • Sarasota Map
  • Sarasota Attractions
  • Sarasota's Surrounding Communities

• Tampa & St. Petersburg
  
  • Tampa & St. Petersburg Beaches
  • Tampa & St. Petersburg Nightlife
  • Tampa & St. Petersburg More Attractions
  • Tampa & St. Petersburg Best Dining
  • Tampa & St. Petersburg Resorts
  • Tampa & St. Petersburg Hotels & Motels
  • Tampa & St. Petersburg Golf

• Venice
  
  • Venice Dining
  • Venice Attractions
  • Venice Recreation
  • Venice Area State Park

Florida Panhandle Cities

• Apalachicola
  
  • Apalachicola Dining
  • Apalachicola Attractions
  • Apalachicola Recreation
  • Apalachicola State Park

• Destin
  
  • Destin Hotels
  • Destin Resorts
  • Destin Golf
  • Destin Tennis
  • Destin Area State Parks
  • Destin Attractions
  • Destin Dining
  • Destin Beaches
  • Destin Marinas
  • Destin Fishing
  • Wacky Panhandle Fun
  • Destin History
  • Things to do in Destin
  • Destin Lodging & Dining

• DeFuniak Springs
  
  • DeFuniak Springs Dining
  • DeFuniak Springs Attractions
  • DeFuniak Springs Recreation
  • DeFuniak Springs Area State Park

• Gulf Breeze

• Gulf County

• Havana

• Homosassa
  
  • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Nature Tours
  • Gifts

• Marianna
  • Dining
  • Attractions
  • Recreation
  • State Park

• Panama City Beach
  • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Attractions
  • Beaches
  • Golf
    
  • Camping
  • State Park
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• Pensacola Beach

• Rosemary Beach

• South Walton
  • Hotels
    
  • Resorts
  • Bed & Breakfasts
  • GolfTennis
  • Attractions
  • Panhandle Fun
  • Area map

• Steinhatchee

• Tallahassee

Central Florida

• Celebration
  
  
• Clermont
  • Hotels
  • Dining
  • Attractions
  • Golf
  • State Park
    
    
• Haines City
  • Hotels
  • Dining
  • Attractions
  • Recreation
  • Silver River State Park
    

• Lakeland & Lake Wales
• Ocala
• Orlando
• Seminole County
• Sanford
• Winter Haven
• Winter Park

FLORIDA ECOTOURISM

Florida Wildlife

• The Plight of Florida's exotic animals
• Florida Manatees: Troubled Waters
• Florida Pests
• Florida Sea Turtles
  • Sea Turtle Habitats
  • Observing Sea Turtles
  • The Lives of Sea Turtles
• Dolphins
  • Attracting Wild Dolphins
• Florida's Tiny Key Deer
• Plants that Attract Florida Song Birds
• Florida Birds & Birdwatching
  • Birding Etiquette
  • Birding Festivals
  • What to Bring Along
  • Guided Birding Tours
  • Pelicans
    • Pelican Island
• Florida's Alligators

Florida Nature

• EcoTourism
  • Florida's Delicate Coral Reefs
  • Bathtub Reef
  Florida's Vital Mangoves
• Ancient Florida
  
  • Dugongs - Ancient Manatees
  • Florida's Petrified Forests
• Florida Shell Collecting Guide

Florida Agriculture

• Florida Organic Farms
• Florida Citrus

Florida State Parks

• Amelia Island State Recreation Area
• Anastasia State Recreation Area
• Anclote Key State Preserve
• Bahia Honda State Park
• Big Lagoon State Recreation Area
• Big Talbot Island State Park
• Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area
• Blackwater River State Park
• Blue Spring State Park
• Bulow Creek State Park
• Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic Site
• Caladesi Island State Park
• Cayo Costa State Park
• Cedar Key State Museum
• Collier-Seminole State Park
• Constitution Convention State Museum
• Crystal River State Archaeological Site
• Dade Battlefield State Historic Site
• Dead Lakes State Recreation Area
• De Leon Springs State Park
• Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Recreation Area
• Devil's Millhopper State Geological Site
• Don Pedro Island State Recreation Area
• Econfina River State Park
• Eden State Gardens
• Egmont Key State Park
• Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve
• Falling Waters State Recreation Area
• Faver-Dykes State Park
• Florida Caverns State Park
• Forest Capital State Museum
• Fort Clinch State Park
• Fort Cooper State Park
• Fort George State Cultural Site
• Fort Pierce Inlet State Recreation Area
• Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site
• Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
• Gamble Plantation Historic State Park
• Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
• Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area
• General James A. Van Fleet State Trail
• Gold Head Branch State Park
• Grayton Beach State Recreation Area
• Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Henderson Beach State Recreation Area
• Highlands Hammock State Park
• Hillsborough River State Park
• Homosassa SpringsWildlife State Park
• Honeymoon Island State Recreation Area
• Hontoon Island State Park
• Hugh Taylor Birch State Recreation Area
• Ichetucknee Springs State Park
• Indian Key State Historic Site
• John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
• John Gorrie State Museum
• John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
• John U. Lloyd Beach State Recreation Area
• Jonathan Dickinson State Park
• Koreshan State Historic Site
• Lake Griffin State Park
• Lake Jackson Mounds State Archaeological Site
• Lake Kissimmee State Park
• Lake Louisa State Park
• Lake Manatee State Recreation Area
• Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Site
• Little Manatee River State Recreation Area
• Little Talbot Island State Park
• Long Key State Park
• Lovers Key / Carl E. Johnson State Recreation Area
• Lower Wekiva River State Reserve
• Maclay State Gardens
• Manatee Springs State Park
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site
• Myakka River State Park
• Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site
• O'Leno State Park
• Ochlockonee River State Park
• Oleta River State Recreation Area
• Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site
• Oscar Scherer State Park
• Paynes Creek State Historic Site
• Paynes Prairie State Preserve
• Peacock Springs State Recreation Area
• Perdido Key State Recreation Area
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area
• Rainbow Springs State Park
• Ravine State Gardens
• River Bluff Picnic Site
• Rock Springs Run State Reserve
• Rocky Bayou State Recreation Area
• San Marcos de Apalache State Historic Site
• San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve
• San Felasco Hammock State Preserve
• Sebastian Inlet State Park
• Silver River State Park
• St. Andrews State Recreation Area
• St. George Island State Park
• St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
• St. Lucie Inlet State Preserve
• Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center
• Suwannee River State Park
• Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail
• The Barnacle State Historic Site
• Three Rivers State Recreation Area
• Tomoka State Park
• Torreya State Park
• Tosohatchee State Reserve
• Waccasassa Bay / Cedar Key State Preserve
• Wakulla Springs State Park, Lodge and Conference Center
• Washington Oaks State Gardens
• Wekiwa Springs State Park
• Withlacoochee State Trail
• Ybor City State Museum
• Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site

Florida Camping & RV Parks

• South Florida Florida Camping & RV Parks
• East Central Florida Camping & RV Parks
• Northeast Florida Camping & RV Parks
• Southwest Florida Camping & RV Parks
• West Central Florida Camping & RV Parks
• Florida Panhandle Camping & RV Parks
• Central Florida Camping & RV Parks

Florida Hiking

• South Florida Florida Hiking
• East Central Florida Hiking
• Northeast Florida Hiking
• Southwest Florida Hiking
• West Central Florida Hiking
• Florida Panhandle Hiking
• Central Florida Hiking

FLORIDA EDUCATION

• Florida Colleges & Universities
  • The Top Florida Schools
  • Colleges & Universities Map
    • South Florida Colleges & Universities
    • East Central Florida Colleges & Universities
    • Northeast Florida Colleges & Universities
    • Southwest Florida Colleges & Universities
    • West Central Florida Colleges & Universities
    • Florida Panhandle Colleges & Universities
    • Central Florida Colleges & Universities
• Spring Break Alternatives
  • Spring Break with a Conscience
    • Panama City Spring Break Alternatives
    • Daytona Beach Spring Break Alternative
    • Gay Spring Break
  • A Spring Break Cautionary Tale

FLORIDA MAPS

• Florida State Map
• Major Florida Routes
• Florida Counties

• Florida Special Interest Maps
  • Kennedy Space Center Map
  • Universal Studios Map
  • Private Airports & Airstrips Map
  • Florida Marinas Map
  • Spring Training Stadiums Map
  • Florida Colleges & Universities Map
  • Horse Farms & Stables Map
  • USTA Tennis Courts Map
  • Orange Groves Map
  • Navigable Florida Rivers Map
  • Florida State Parks Map
  • Best Bass Florida Fishing Map

FLORIDA ARTS

Florida Museums & Galleries

• Key West Galleries
• Rainy Day Ideas
• Focus on Clyde Butcher

Florida Performing Arts Centers

Weddings in Florida

• Best Florida Wedding Locations
• Neat Florida Wedding Ideas
• Florida Wedding Planners

Florida Shopping

• Map of Florida's Major Malls

• Florida Beauty
  • Skin Care in the Florida Sun
    
    • Caring for Your Kids' Skin in Florida
    • Alternative Skincare Products
  • Florida Day Spas
    
    • Florida Day Spa Listings
    • Florida Skincare

Famous Floridians

• Florida's Black History
• The Calusa Indians
• The Seminoles
• Seminole History
• Seminole Patchwork: Wearable Art
• Seminole Ecotourism Attractions
• Ah-Tha-Thi-Ki Museum
• Publisher's Note

Florida on Film

Florida Hospitals

• Florida Hospital Directory
  • Southeast Florida Hospitals
  • East Central Florida Hospitals
  • Northeast Florida Hospitals
  • Southeast Florida Hospitals
  • West Central Florida Hospitals
  • Florida Panhandle Hospitals
  • Central Florida Hospitals
• Humor Therapy - Clown Units
• Best Florida Hospitals
• Hospital Food - why is it so bad?

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