South Beach in Miami, Florida, began as farmland in the late 1800s and developed rapidly in the early 20th century due to the efforts of entrepreneurs like Carl G. Fisher and the Lummus Brothers.
Oxford Downs Poker Room is a popular gaming spot in Summerfield, Florida, at 17996 S. US Highway 301, opened in May 2016 as Central Florida's go-to poker and recreation hub.
Ybor City Museum State Park in Tampa, Florida, preserves the vibrant history of Ybor City, once known as the Cigar Capital of the World, founded by Don Vicente Martinez Ybor in 1886.
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park in Ellenton, Florida, preserves the only surviving antebellum mansion in peninsular Florida, known as the Gamble Mansion, built between 1845 and 1850 by Major Robert Gamble as the heart of his 3,500-acre sugar plantation along the Manatee River, where enslaved laborers exceeding 200 in number constructed tabby structures like the mansion's thick walls and columns, a massive sugar mill—one of the largest in the South—a wharf, cistern, and outbuildings.
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park in Orlando, Florida, is a unique blend of zoological exhibits and thrilling attractions spread over 580 acres, making it the largest theme park in the world.
Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, is a historic and serene garden sanctuary created by Edward W. Bok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and editor, and designed with landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
Blue Spring State Park spans 2,643 acres along the St. Johns River near Orange City in Volusia County, Florida, USA, centered around a first-magnitude spring that discharges over 70 million gallons of crystal-clear, 72-degree water daily.
Dry Tortugas National Park, located about 70 miles west of Key West, Florida, is a remote and unique park consisting mainly of open water and seven small coral islands.
Wynwood Walls in Miami is an outdoor museum of street art established in 2009 by real estate developer Tony Goldman, aimed at transforming the once-neglected Wynwood neighborhood filled with warehouses and garment factories.
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park spans 1,640 acres near Santa Rosa Beach in Florida's Panhandle, just east of Destin along Scenic Highway 30A, celebrated for its 3 miles of pristine white quartz-sand beaches backed by towering dunes up to 25 feet high that resemble a ship's topsail.
Estero Bay Preserve State Park covers over 10,000 acres near Estero between Fort Myers and Naples in Florida, USA, as the state's first aquatic preserve established in 1966, protecting 10 miles of pristine shoreline, mangrove islands, seagrass beds, tidal marshes, and coastal dunes along Estero Bay.
Terra Ceia Preserve State Park spans nearly 2,000 acres in Manatee County, Florida, north of Palmetto near Tampa Bay, protecting mangrove forests, tidal creeks, salt marshes, freshwater wetlands, and upland hammocks in various stages of restoration from former agricultural use.
Jefferson County Kennel Club in Monticello, Florida, was a historic greyhound racing track opened in 1958 by Georgia native Steve Andris, who built it after convincing local voters and selling stock to 500 investors before regaining full ownership by 1994.
bestbet St. Augustine is a modern gaming facility in St. Augustine, Florida, located at 800 Marketplace Drive off I-95 near State Road 207, opened in August 2022 on the site of a former flea market.
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park covers 713 acres on North Hutchinson Island just north of the Fort Pierce Inlet in Florida, USA, blending Atlantic beaches, dunes, coastal hammocks, and Tucker Cove along the Indian River Lagoon.
The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, houses a vast collection of over 8,200 works spanning European, American, Chinese, contemporary art, and photography.
Fort Foster State Historic Site, part of Hillsborough River State Park and located nine miles south of Zephyrhills in Pasco County, Florida, USA, across U.S. 301, reproduces a Second Seminole War fort originally built in December 1836 by Lt. Col.
Big Talbot Island State Park, located north of Jacksonville on one of Northeast Florida's undeveloped barrier islands, spans diverse coastal habitats including thick maritime forests, open salt marshes, lazy creeks, and striking beaches like the iconic Boneyard Beach strewn with sun-bleached skeletons of live oaks and cedars felled by erosion.
