Epcot for the Holidays The Walt Disney World Complex in Orlando can get pretty busy during the holiday season and for good reason, no one decorates for Christmas quite like Disney. Lucky for John and I, we went on a Wednesday and I would highly suggest that if […]
The center of attraction at this Florida State Park is absolutely the beautiful Atlantic ocean but there are many other activities to experience at this park just minutes away from the Historic Hub of Saint Augustine. The beach at Anastasia Park provides near perfect opportunities for wildlife watching […]
Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park The fountain of youth was a legend even back in the day of Ponce De Leon who learned about the mythical healing waters from the Native Americans. The legend of the waters that contained the cure for aging became associated […]
8 landings and 219 steps will take you to the top of this lighthouse whose first oil lamp was lit in 1874. On each of the 8 landings one can stop, rest and read the story panels telling the story of this magnificent marvel that can be seen […]
If you are in Saint Augustine and you are into the odd, unusual or just down right weird then perhaps you may want to pay a visit to Ripley’s Believe It or Not, where weird is their specialty. Robert Ripley had a knack for collecting the weird and […]
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park Are you feeling adventurous? Do you like exhilarating thrills? How about a zip line and obstacle course over 7 acres of live alligators? Well if hovering over live gators is not quite your style then perhaps a safe walk through the zoo […]
Ponce De Leon, while searching for the Fountain of Youth, first claimed Florida for Spain back in 1513. The Florida peninsula with it’s proximity to the new world shipping routes and it’s available harbors proved to be a very valuable claim and in 1564 the French too claimed […]
Founded in September of 1565, Saint Augustine is best known as the oldest city in the United States and being a city that old it leaves a visitor a lot of history to explore, but no one said exploring history couldn’t be fun. In fact Saint Augustine has […]
According to the Florida Department of State, Florida’s land covers 58,560 square miles, it’s length north to south is 447 miles and the distance from Pensacola to Key west is 792 miles. But what all the State Department’s facts don’t tell you is the vast, differences of the […]
Unless you are visiting someone that lives here not to many people have Plant City on their radar of places to see in Florida. Yes, there is of course what Plant City is mostly known for, strawberry farms and the annual Strawberry Festival which does draw a crowd […]
