Must-SeeFlorida
19 places and 65 sights on our lists.
Places in Florida
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Must-SeeKey West
Florida
The funky end of the road, closer to Havana than Miami, with Hemingway's house and its six-toed cats, and the nightly sunset party at Mallory Square.
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Must-SeeMiami and Miami Beach
Florida
Turquoise water, pastel Art Deco hotels and Cuban coffee, with the Everglades an hour away.
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Must-SeeWalt Disney World and Orlando
Florida
Disney's four parks, Universal and SeaWorld in one city, the theme-park capital of the world.
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Worth a DetourEverglades National Park
Florida
A vast slow river of sawgrass where alligators, manatees and wading birds are easy to see from boardwalks.
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Worth a DetourKennedy Space Center
Florida
Where Apollo launched and rockets still do: a Saturn V, the shuttle Atlantis and, with luck, a launch.
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Worth a DetourOverseas Highway
Florida
A road that island-hops 113 miles across the sea, from mainland Florida to Key West, over 42 bridges.
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Worth a DetourSt. Augustine
Florida
America's oldest city, founded by Spain in 1565, with a coquina stone fort and narrow old streets.
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If You're NearbyBiscayne National Park
Florida
A park that's 95% water, just south of Miami, with coral reefs, mangroves and an old shipwreck trail.
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If You're NearbyCoral Castle
Florida
A mysterious rock garden of huge coral carvings, built alone by a tiny Latvian immigrant for his lost love, with no one watching.
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If You're NearbyDaytona 500
Florida
Mid-February
'The Great American Race', NASCAR's biggest event, opens the season each February at Daytona International Speedway.
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If You're NearbyFort Lauderdale
Florida
'Venice of America', with 165 miles of canals, broad beaches, the world's yachting capital and Everglades airboats on its doorstep.
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If You're NearbyJacksonville
Florida
America's largest city by area, with a river, beaches, a surprising art museum and PGA golf at Sawgrass.
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If You're NearbyNaples and Sanibel
Florida
Elegant Gulf beach towns, with a famous pier, and Sanibel's seashells and its wildlife refuge up the coast.
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If You're NearbyPalm Beach
Florida
Florida's old-money island, with Henry Flagler's Gilded Age mansion, and very fancy shops on Worth Avenue.
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If You're NearbyPensacola
Florida
Florida's white-sand Panhandle, with the Blue Angels and an amazing free naval aviation museum.
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If You're NearbySarasota and Siesta Key
Florida
Florida's culture coast: John Ringling's circus museum, an art museum and a quartz-white beach, on the Gulf.
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If You're NearbyTampa and St. Petersburg
Florida
Gulf Coast beaches, the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg and Busch Gardens.
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Sights in Florida
Miami and Miami Beach 14 sights
Walt Disney World and Orlando 12 sights
Also in Florida
Not on the short list, but here if your work or family brings you.