15 Best Things to Do in Milton (FL)
In Santa Rosa County by Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton is a lovely old city at the lower reaches of the Blackwater River. The historic downtown area backs onto …
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15 Best Things to Do in West Miami (FL)
This small city is by the intersection of two of the Miami area’s most famous roads. Along the north side of West Miami is the Tamiami Trail, which crossed the …
15 Best Things to Do in Fort Meade (FL)
The oldest settlement in Polk County, dates back to the tentative peace of the mid-19th century following the Second Seminole War. Fort Meade is set just west of the Peace …
15 Best Things to Do in Marathon (FL)
On a string of islands in the Middle Keys, the city of Marathon is a tropical paradise with some of the world’s best diving and snorkeling. The name comes from …
15 Best Things to Do in Genk (Belgium)
An industrial city in Belgian Limburg, Genk experienced a surge of mining activity in the middle of the 20th century as it sits right on the Kempen coal basin. Those …
15 Best Things to Do in Sint-Niklaas (Belgium)
This medium-sized city, capital of Belgium’s Waasland region, has plenty going for it. One plus point is the largest market square in the country, dating back more than 750 years …
15 Best Things to Do in Perry (FL)
In Taylor County, where the panhandle meets the peninsula, Perry is a small town in a remote part of Florida. Since the 19th century this area has relied on its …
15 Best Things to Do in Brooksville (FL)
Not far from the geographic center of Florida, Brooksville is an old city that goes back to a merger of two towns in the 1850s. Many cities with such a long …
15 Best Things to Do in Roeselare (Belgium)
This industrial city in West Flanders came through a revival in the 19th century with the completion of the Roeselare-Leie Canal. In the decades that followed, Roeselare would be described …
15 Best Things to Do in Longboat Key (FL)
Arcing around Sarasota Bay, Longboat Key is a Gulf Coast town on a wondrous barrier island. By the Gulf are unblemished white sandy beaches, while the calm inward waters of …