The water at Wakulla Springs is so clear that in 1850, a woman looked down from a boat and saw mastodon bones 185 feet below. That spring has been pulling people in ever since.
Long before it became a state park, Homosassa Springs was drawing crowds. Now its most famous resident is Lu, a hippo who has lived there since 1964 and holds honorary Florida citizenship.
Boca Grande sits on Gasparilla Island, a Gulf Coast barrier island where tarpon fishing legends, old money families, and a car-free downtown coexist in unhurried quiet.
Everyone knows Apalachicola for the oysters, but this historic Gulf Coast town holds a whole world beyond the half shell, from a vibrant arts scene to deep-rooted history.
A 120-foot sinkhole in Gainesville drops visitors into a prehistoric rainforest where ferns, waterfalls, and fossils reveal a Florida that existed millions of years before the theme parks.
Tucked behind the Overseas Highway in Islamorada, Rain Barrel Village is a hidden compound of artist studios, sculpture gardens, and creative energy thriving in the Florida Keys.
On the northern tip of Big Talbot Island, sun-bleached skeletons of ancient live oaks line the shore, creating one of the most hauntingly beautiful landscapes in all of Florida.