Visit Florida

Florida, with a total area of approximately 58,000Farm, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum,
square miles is the twenty second (22) largestGatorland, SeaWorld Adventure Park, Silver
state in the nation, however it's population whichSprings, Animal Kingdom, Cypress Gardens
is in excess of 17,000,000 makes it the nation'sAdventure Park, Homosassa Springs State Wildlife
fourth (4th) largest state population wise. It hasPark, Disney-MGM Studios, Islands of Adventure,
over 1,800 miles of coastline with over 1,200Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory,
miles of beaches, over 5,000 islands, over 8,000Big Cat Rescue, Butterfly World, The Shell
lakes including Lake Okeechobee, the second (2nd)Factory & Nature Park, Titanic - The Experience,
largest freshwater lake in the United States, moreOrange Blossom Balloon Rides, Palm Beach Zoo at
than twenty (20) major commercial airportsDreher Park, Parrot Jungle Island, Jungle
(twelve of which are international airports),Adventures, Lion Country Safari, Marineland,
fourteen (14) deepwater ports, over 385,000Dinosaur Adventure Land and dozens of other
hotel rooms, over 100,000 campsites and overattractions.
1,250 golf courses (more than any other state inVisit the 1,399,078 acre Everglades National Park,
the nation). Over 75,000,000 people visit Floridathe only subtropical preserve in North America. It
each year and over 350,000 people move tocontains both temperate and tropical plant
Florida each year.communities, including sawgrass prairies,
Florida is a beach lover's paradise, with it's overmangrove and cypress swamps, pinelands, and
1,200 miles of sandy beaches (many of them arehardwood hammocks, marine and estuarine
white sand) on the clear warm waters of bothenvironments, rich bird life with bald eagles and
the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Gowading birds, such as the roseate spoonbill, wood
sunning, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving orstork, great blue heron and a variety of egrets
surfing almost all year round. If you preferalong with owls, hawks, vultures, ducks and more.
freshwater swimming, you will find over 8,000Alligators and crocodiles both inhabit the park. You
lakes with some of the most beautiful scenerywill also find panthers, deer, boar, black bear, grey
anywhere.fox, manatee and many other species of animals.
Go saltwater or freshwater fishing to your heartsTour the Evergaldes by airboat, riverboat, canoe,
content. Go saltwater sport fishing for blue marlin,kayak, bicycle or car.
wahoo, sailfish, dolphin, kingfish, swordfish,Go swimming, boating, camping, fishing, hiking,
yellowfin, blackfin tuna, redfish, bonefish, tarponbiking and hunting at Lake Okeechobee, at 730
and numerous other sportfish. Go freshwatersquare-miles it is Florida's largest lake and the
fishing in Florida's canals, lakes, ponds, and riverssecond largest freshwater lake in the United
for bass, bluegill, crappie, bream, catfish, sturgeonStates.
and more (There are over 250 species ofPamper yourself and stay at one of Florida's
freshwater fish found in Florida.).many luxury resort hotels like, the Boca Raton
Florida's is a golfer's paradise with it's over 1,250Resort and Club, one of Florida's several
beautiful, well maintained, golf courses (most ofRitz-Carlton Hotels, the Fairmont Turnberry Isle
which can be played year round). Many of theseResort & Club, the Breakers, the St. Regis Hotel
courses are among the best in the world. Check& Resort, The Colony Palm Beach, Four Seasons
out the Ocean Hammock course with it's eight (8)Hotels and Resorts in Palm Beach and Miami, the
oceanfront holes, or the Tournament PlayerCosta Del Sol, the Mandarin Oriental, LaPlaya
Course at Sawgrass which is the is the StadiumBeach & Golf Resort, Don CeSar Beach Resort &
course home for the annual Players' Championship,Spa and many more.
or the Bay Hill invitational course in Orlando whichIf you don't want to stay in a luxury hotel, Florida
is the masterpiece of golf legend Arnold Palmer,has hotels, condos, motels, RV parks and
or the World Golf Village, in St. Augustine, which iscampgrounds in every price range.
home to the World Golf Hall of Fame.For more information about the state of Florida
Florida is teeming with amusement parks, zoos,see: a directory of links to the state of Florida
museums, etc.. Visit Disney World, Kennedyguides and directories listing hotels, restaurants,
Space Center, Epcot Center, Busch Gardens,attorneys, real estate brokers, information,
Universal Studios, The Naples Zoo, Key Westresources, services, things to do, places to go and
Aquarium, Sunken Gardens, St. Augustine Alligatormore.