Pigeon Key: The Tiny Island Beneath the Old Seven Mile Bridge
Tucked beneath the historic Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys lies Pigeon Key, a five-acre island with an outsized story. In the early…
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Pelican Island: The Little Island That Started America’s Wildlife Refuges
In the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s east coast sits a small, unassuming island that changed the course of American conservation. Pelican Island was…
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Devil’s Den: The Levy County Sinkhole Divers Share With Mastodons and Camels
A karst window in a Levy County field opens onto a 72-degree pool lit by one shaft of daylight. Divers drift over fossil beds that have produced mastodons, giant sloths and fossilized camels.
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Crane Point: The Only Tabby House Left in the Keys Stands in These Sixty Acres
George Adderley built his Marathon house from burnt shell, ash and sand between 1903 and 1905. It is the oldest house in the Keys outside Key West, and it still stands inside a sixty-acre hammock.
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Econfina Creek: The Crystal Spring-Fed Paddle in the Panhandle
In the Florida Panhandle north of Panama City, Econfina Creek winds through one of the most beautiful and least crowded paddling corridors in the…
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Robert Is Here: The Legendary Fruit Stand at the Edge of the Everglades
On the long, lonely road toward the Everglades and the Florida Keys stands one of the most beloved roadside stops in the state. Robert…
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Wakodahatchee Wetlands: A Boardwalk Through a Birder’s Paradise
In Delray Beach, the Wakodahatchee Wetlands turns a water reclamation project into one of the best birding spots in Florida, a lush marsh circled…
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Goodland: The Tiny Fishing Town at the Edge of the Ten Thousand Islands
At the southern tip of Marco Island sits Goodland, a salty, easygoing fishing village of a few hundred residents on the edge of the…
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: A Boardwalk Through Florida’s Ancient Cypress
Tucked into the wilds west of the Big Cypress near Naples, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary offers something increasingly rare in Florida, a walk among trees…
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Warm Mineral Springs: Florida’s Own Fountain of Youth
Long before tourists chased fountains of youth across the state, people were soaking in the warm, mineral-rich waters of a remarkable spring in what…
