Florida Travel

Florida has more than sun and sand. It’s rich arts and culture lets you rediscover yourself and its splendid beauty revitalizes you. The “Sunshine State” can be explored in three parts, Southern Florida, Central Florida, and Northern Florida. Traveling to Florida can be lots of fun any time of the year.  Everyone is aware of the beautiful beaches on both coasts.  Whether on the east shore with the Atlantic Ocean or the west coast on the Gulf of Mexico, inviting sandy beaches await you and all water sports are available including deep sea fishing, sailing and jet skiing.  If you are visiting in March, you can see your baseball heroes prepare for the upcoming season.   There are no bad seats in these small, fan friendly ballparks.

Northern Florida is composed of beautiful cities and beaches. These cities give you the luxury of indulging in various water sports and recreational activities like fishing.

Ft. Lauderdale, St. Petersburg, Miami and Key Largo are the major cities in southern Florida. These cities are known for the beautiful beaches and nightlife. The famous, Black Beach is located in Miami. Miami and St. Petersburg are also popular as they are centers for arts and entertainment.

Central Florida boasts Tampa bay, the home of Busch Gardens, and Orlando the home of Disney World. You can also find Sea World in Orlando. In east Orlando you can find the popular Daytona Beach. From Daytona beach, the NASA Kennedy Space center is only a short drive. Florida vacations offer a gripping, exciting, and thrilling experience. So pack you bags and explore the world of water and sand.

Florida attractions

Florida is home to a number of unique attractions.  Everglades National Park contains more than 1.5 million acres of beautiful land and water, still in their natural environment.  The parks residents include over 350 species of birds and more than 600 species of fish along with snakes, alligators and turtles.  At Kennedy Space Center you can tour the facility where man still launches spaceships towards the stars.   On the tour, you will see the Space Shuttles Launch Pad, walk underneath a  Saturn V rocket and view a number of specialty made IMAX films.

Of course, everybody is familiar with many of the great attractions Orlando has to offer.  Disney with its 4 themed parks, 2 water parks, Downtown Disney and Wide World of Sports Complex offers something for everybody.  You can easily spend a week at Disney facilities alone.  Universal Orlando makes movies come alive and Islands of Adventure has thrill rides for all.  Animal lovers will enjoy the marine life at SeaWorld.

The Florida Keys, at the southernmost tip of the United States offer both sandy and rocky beaches,  This artsy area was the home where Ernest Hemingway lived for more than 10 years and wrote ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls.’

Culture is not forgotten in Florida.  Theater lovers have choice up and down both coasts.  The Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, the Broward Center in Ft. Lauderdale and the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach bring Broadway style productions to the east coast.  Not to be outdone, the west coast boasts Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater and Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.