Adjacent to Patrick Space Force Base, Satellite Beach is the largest beachfront community in South Brevard County. One thing I can tell you is that beaches are prominent in my article. The city has some truly magnificent public beach parks, ready for surfing, fishing, or simply taking it easy on the sand. In the summer …
If there’s a word that springs to my mind when I think of Dunedin it’s ‘charming’. Call it a cliche, but it’s the best way to describe cozy downtown with its farmers’ market, and mom & pop stores. It also applies to the pair of barrier islands shielding the coastline. With spotless beaches, virgin coastal …
Powered by waterfront industry on Saint Andrew Bay, Springfield sits just east of Panama City. Although this place isn’t a tourist destination, there’s a lot to discover within half an hour. Close by are the serene waters of the bay, PCB’s fabulous white sandy beaches, historic downtowns, and fun-filled family attractions. So my list will …
An hour northwest of Tallahassee, Marianna is an historic city founded in 1828. In those days this settlement was at the heart of an enormous expanse of plantations. The wealth created in those times is hard to ignore in the Marianna Historic District. A self-guided tour leads you to Antebellum mansions on elegant streets with …
The seat of Baker County is in a landscape of pine flatwoods and cypress swamps a half-hour west of downtown Jacksonville. Interstate 10 bypasses Macclenny to the south, but there are quite a few reasons to pull off at Exit 335. One is for an exceptional outdoor museum at Heritage Park Village. This collection of …
Just one mile across, Surfside is a small but enthralling beach community between Miami Beach in the south and Bal Harbour to the north. The town’s affluence shines through in the luxury resorts along the shore, and a stylish, happening downtown. This two-block section of Harding Avenue brims with diverse eateries and shops you won’t …
Around halfway between Miami and Key West, Islamorada is known as the Village of Islands. There are five keys lined up along the Overseas Highway here, and the central location makes it a good place to pause on the way to Key West. I would be doing Islamorada a real injustice to call it a …
One of the smallest towns in Miami-Dade County by area, this affluent community is squeezed onto a pair of islands on Biscayne Bay. From above, Bay Harbor Islands looks a little like a pair of lungs. To my mind, the location is as good as it gets. Nothing on this list, whether it’s a chic …
Fronting Choctawhatchee Bay and the bayous that feed it, Valparaiso is a city at the East Gate of Eglin Air Force Base. Dating back some 90 years, the base is the home of the 96th Test Wing, and occupies a vast area to the north and west. There’s a sensational museum on the base, dedicated …
Covering little more than two square miles, this small coastal city has some enchanting scenery. Tequesta features Atlantic shoreline, a piece of the Indian River Lagoon, and the lower reaches of the Loxahatchee River. Something that intrigues me about the coastline is that it’s unusually rocky, and you can view some peculiar formations at the …