Florida Day Trips & Discoveries
CHIEFLAND, FL -- When naturalist William Bartram visited Manatee Springs in the late 1700s, he said the place was astonishing: "This charming nymphaeum is the product of primitive nature, not to be imitated, much less equaled, by the united effort … [Continue reading]
SILVER SPRINGS, FL -- Deep under the shade of cypress, swamp maple and sable palms, central Florida's Ocklawaha River runs clear and cool, even now in the stifling heat of summer. Out here on a weekday afternoon, far removed from the sound of … [Continue reading]
You won't be the first to discover the delightful swimming hole at Alexander Springs. People have been enjoying this idyllic and refreshing spring form at least 10,000 years. Its ancient residents, the Timucuan Indians, enjoyed the springs for the … [Continue reading]
If you can manage to get the place to yourself -- and it is possible, but not on busy weekends or holidays -- there are few better places to enjoy the unspoiled beauty of Ocala National Forest than Silver Glen Springs. From the comfortable lawn … [Continue reading]
BUSHNELL -- During the first weekend of January, hundreds gather from around the country to re-create an event that forever changed the face of Florida. It was late December 1835, and the U.S. government planned to begin its Indian removal in just … [Continue reading]
Sometimes, if the journey is pleasant enough, it's nice to go no place in particular. And while the fishing village of Ozello is certainly someplace in general, the road to Ozello is well worth investigating for its own sake. From US 19 south of … [Continue reading]
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