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