Discover hidden Florida gems, from crystal springs to secret islands and quiet coastal towns locals love but tourists rarely ...

Florida has many Gulf Coast towns, but few have the natural springs and coastal adventures that this underrated town offers.

SEARCHING FOR THE BEST SWIMMING LAKES IN FLORIDA? You’ve come to the perfect place. We’ve spent months traveling Florida and love to get our feet wet whenever we can. The truth is that most Florida ...

Florida has some of the best beaches in the United States, but the Sunshine State has a lot more to offer than just sand and surf. The region also holds a whole host of ecological wonders that many ...

Spring break is right around the corner and summer is right behind it, which means more people swimming, tubing, wakeboarding and skiing in Florida lakes — lakes that more than one million alligators ...

Share the water with Florida’s sea cows, encountering them in an up-close and personal way on a tour while visiting the aptly ...

Gainesville offers a variety of outdoor activities at local springs and nature parks. Activities include swimming, hiking, paddling, camping, and wildlife viewing. Several locations allow leashed dogs ...

Christopher Meindl remembers going on family trips as a child to Ocala, where they’d visit Juniper Springs. “It’s a fabulous looking place,” Meindl, who is associate professor of geography at the ...

“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.” Many of ...