15 Best Things to Do in Aventura (FL)
A tall city with a small footprint, Aventura is an urban forest of high-rise condos by the Intracoastal Waterway. Aventura was incorporated in 1995, but the city’s history goes back …
15 Best Things to Do in Oviedo (FL)
This captivating city is on the northeastern edge of Greater Orlando. One of the things that appeals to me about Oviedo is the unfettered wilderness that lies to the north …
15 Best Things to Do in Ocoee (FL)
Only 15 minutes west of downtown Orlando, Ocoee is a city that was mostly given over to fruit farming until the 21st century. Even now, I love how you can …
15 Best Things to Do in Riviera Beach (FL)
A place for tropical recreation, Riviera Beach is a coastal city just north of West Palm Beach. Right on the Lake Worth Lagoon, the Riviera Beach here is a launchpad …
15 Best Things to Do in Estero (FL)
Before the 1990s there were just a few dozen people living in Estero. At that time this was a rural village about halfway between Naples and Fort Myers. Some three …
14 Best Things to Do in Miami Lakes (FL)
The motto of this town in Greater Miami is “Growing Beautifully.” On land owned by the storied Graham family, Miami Lakes was begun in the early 1960s. Although it was …
15 Best Things to Do in Dania Beach (FL)
Between Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach is a seaside city with a more natural shoreline than its near neighbors. The Anne Kolb Nature Center and Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula …
15 Best Things to Do in Clermont (FL)
West of Orlando, the city of Clermont is in a hilly and water-rich part of Central Florida. Conditions around the city are just right for growing fruit, and for much …
15 Best Things to Do in DeLand (FL)
The baking soda manufacturer, Henry Addison DeLand (1834-1908) founded this beautiful city in 1882. He also established Stetson University here, and his intention was for DeLand to become the Athens …
15 Best Things to Do in Simsbury (CT)
This small town west of Hartford has an impossibly beautiful location, embedded in the Farmington River Valley up against the Metacomet Ridge. The ample woodland and majestic overlooks combine to …