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Florida
The state of Florida is diverse in its gifts, with everything from theme parks and Latin and Caribbean culture to wildlife, wetlands, and, of course, multitudes of beaches.
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Attractions
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Kennedy Space Center
Space Coast
Within this 140,000-acre campus, the dreams of some of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century took flight all the way to the moon and back…
Fairchild Tropical Garden
Miami
If you need to escape Miami’s constant motion, consider a green day in one of the country’s largest tropical botanical gardens. A butterfly grove,…
Legoland
Greater Orlando
Legoland is a joy. With manageable crowds and lines, and no bells and whistles, this lakeside theme park maintains an old-school vibe – you don't have to…
Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Greater Orlando
You don't have to be a huge Harry Potter fan to appreciate the genius of the magnificently whimsical Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which invites…
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Key Biscayne
If you don’t make it to the Florida Keys, come to this park for a taste of their unique island ecosystems. The 494-acre space is a tangled clot of…
Biltmore Hotel
Miami
In the most opulent neighborhood of one of the showiest cities in the world, the Biltmore is the greatest of the grand hotels of the American Jazz Age. If…
Universal Studios
Greater Orlando
Divided geographically by region-specific architecture and ambience and fabulously themed as a Hollywood backlot, Universal Studios' simulation-heavy…
Bayfront Park
Downtown Miami
Few American parks can claim to front such a lovely stretch of turquoise as Biscayne Bay, but Miamians are lucky like that. Noted artist and landscape…
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