Ways to Discover Florida
For fun, adventure and culture, yes culture! keep reading…
Here are some great ways to discover Florida.
# 1. Fun and adventure
With more than 34 million visitors each year, Orlando is the undisputed theme park capital of the world. But if you are looking for more fun and adventure after visiting the theme parks of Disneyworld, Universal Orlando Resort and Seaworld, you should try the sensational Busch Gardens in Tampa, the world famous Daytona International Speedway and explore Everglades National Park.
Don’t miss the launch of a space shuttle…
Cape Canaveral on Florida’s ‘Space Coast’ is the only place in the West where people are launched into space. Being there when the space shuttle launches into space is a truly amazing experience.
Don’t miss the biggest and fastest roller coaster in Florida…
is Busch Gardens, Tampa
Get ready for the thrill of your life on Sheikra, the tallest roller coaster in Florida and the tallest diving coaster in the world. 70 mph of pure adrenaline pumping excitement. Travel 200 feet up, then plunge into the depths of an underground tunnel, filled with water!
Don’t miss the Bush Gardens Zoo…
With more than 2,600 animals, the Busch Gardens Zoo is one of the best zoos in the United States.
#2. Culture
Look beyond the more obvious tourist attractions and you’ll be surprised at what you find.
There is a lot of architecture, museums, fortresses, art galleries.
Don’t miss the historic shipwrecks…
Pensacola has fascinating shipwrecks to explore. This includes the 500-foot World War I battleship USS Massachusetts, the Russian freighter San Pablo, and an A-7 Corsair plane that fell off the deck of the USS Lexington.
Don’t miss the Art Deco buildings…
Take a walk down Ocean Drive, Miami, and enjoy the Art Deco buildings of South Beach. Painted in pink, lavender, and turquoise, they line the palm-fringed walkway.
Don’t miss out on a driving tour…
If you have a car while visiting Miami, do yourself a favor and take a driving tour of Coral Gables. Coral Gables Driving Tour is not just one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country, it is a separate city within Greater Miami. Known as ‘The Beautiful City’ for good reason, its elegant homes line winding avenues shaded by banyan trees and live oaks. This driving tour winds its way along lush peaceful streets and is both relaxing and cultural.
Along the route there are these beautiful places:
1. La Entrada de Granada – a replica of the gate of Granada in Spain.
2. The entrance to the Prado Country Club – complete with ornamental pillars.
3. Alhambra Water Tower – built in 1925.
4. Coral Way – Lined with live oaks and Spanish-style homes.
5. Venetian Pool: a beautiful public pool.
6. Coral Gables Congregational Church – built in the Spanish Baroque style.
7. Biltmore Hotel: One of the most impressive hotels in the country, beautifully restored to its 1920s-century grandeur.
8. The Lowe Art Museum: Contains European and Native American art.
9. French City Village: One of several international villages built to add variety to the city.
10. Dutch South African village.
11. French country town.
12.Chinese people.
13. French village of Normandy.
14. Coral Gables City Hall
15. Miracle Mile – the most important shopping street in the district.
Other bits of culture:
– Hemingway’s house in Key West, where the novelist lived between 1931 and 1940.
– Little Havana in Miami – 3.5 square miles of Cuban life and culture.
– The Ringling Museum of Art and the Ringling Museum (Sarasota).
– Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, a charming Victorian resort.
– Salvador Dalí Museum, Saint Petersburg.