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