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Ruins of a Forgotten Age at Bulow Plantation

By Florida Traveler

Bulow Plantation Ruins

The Bulow Plantation Ruins, located in Flagler Beach, offer visitors a glimpse into the storied and sometimes notorious history of the sugarcane industry in the state.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: flagler county, ghost town, history, ruins

Explore Washington Oaks Gardens

By Florida Traveler

Washington Oaks

Washington Oaks offers a taste of Florida’s history at a lush oasis on Florida’s Nature Coast. The park is renowned for its 20-acre formal garden and its one-of-a-kind shoreline of coquina rock formations that line its Atlantic beach. Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Matanzas River, the property was once owned by a relative […]

Filed Under: Florida Beaches, Florida State Parks

Wild Florida and Exiled Russian Royalty Meet at Princess Place

By Michael Warren

Princess Place Bridge

This free park in Flagler County lets you live like exiled royalty.

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida History, Florida State Parks

Festival of Lights at Stephen Foster State Park

By Florida Traveler

Festival of Lights

Stephen Foster State Park is transformed into a brilliant winter wonderland during the annual Festival of Lights.

Filed Under: Florida Events, Florida History, Florida State Parks

Wild Bison Call this Florida Prairie Home

By Michael Warren

Florida Bison at Paynes Prairie

The typical picture of “buffalo” roaming the great North American plains understates just how far the bison ranged in their heyday. In the 18th century they could be found as far afield as Alaska, New York . . . and, yes, even Florida. So when the Florida park service in 1975 reintroduced a small herd […]

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida State Parks Tagged With: bison, gainesville, paynes prairie

Silver Springs Wild Monkeys Attract Tourists – And Controversy

By Florida Traveler

Silver Springs - Rhesus Macaques

The monkeys at Silver Springs State Park are no longer a planned part of the show. They’ve been roaming wild since the 1930s. The monkeys have attracted tourists — and controversy — for years.

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida Springs, Florida State Parks, Ocala National Forest Tagged With: monkeys, silver springs

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