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Whether you want to snorkel in the Keys, relax on Miami Beach, or visit Walt Disney World, the local Fodor's travel experts in Florida are here to help! Fodor's Florida guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.
Fodor's Florida travel guide includes:
AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time EXPANDED COVERAGE: a new chapter focused solely on the popular Space Coast with new coverage of Flagler Beach and Palm Coast and expanded coverage of the Panhandle MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more PHOTO-FILLED "BEST OF" FEATURES on "Best Beaches in Florida," "An Art Lovers Guide to Miami," and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local art, architecture, cuisine, and more SPECIAL FEATURES on "What to Watch and Read Before You Visit," "What to Eat and Drink," "Art Deco Guide" and "The Everglades" LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Everglades National Park; Biscayne National Park, the Florida Keys, Orlando, Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Amelia Island, Cape Canaveral, Tampa, Sanibel and Captiva, Naples, Pensacola, and more.Planning on visiting Florida? Check out Fodor's South Florida, Fodor's Walt Disney World with Universal & the Best of Orlando and Fodor's InFocus Florida Keys.
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Table of Contents
1 Experience Florida | 8 |
27 Ultimate Experiences | 10 |
What's Where | 24 |
Florida Today | 26 |
What to Eat and Drink in Florida | 28 |
Best Beaches in South Florida | 30 |
Best Beaches in Central and North Florida | 32 |
An Art Lover's Guide to Miami | 34 |
Day Trips from Miami | 36 |
Day Trips from Orlando | 37 |
What to Read and Watch | 38 |
2 Travel Smart | 39 |
Know Before You Go | 40 |
Getting Here and Around | 42 |
What to Pack for Florida | 44 |
Essentials | 45 |
Great Itineraries | 48 |
Contacts | 54 |
3 Miami and Miami Beach | 55 |
Welcome to Miami and Miami Beach | 56 |
Cuban Food | 58 |
Key Cuban Dishes | 59 |
Planning | 61 |
South Beach | 65 |
Fisher and Belle Islands | 85 |
Mid-Beach | 86 |
North Beach | 90 |
Aventura | 93 |
Downtown | 95 |
Brickell | 102 |
Wynwood | 105 |
Midtown | 111 |
Design District | 112 |
Little Haiti | 114 |
Little Havana | 116 |
Coconut Grove | 120 |
Coral Gables | 123 |
Key Biscayne | 127 |
4 The Everglades | 131 |
Welcome to the Everglades | 132 |
Planning | 135 |
Everglades National Park | 135 |
Big Cypress National Preserve | 152 |
Biscayne National Park | 155 |
Everglades City | 160 |
Florida City | 162 |
Homestead | 164 |
Tamiami Trail | 166 |
5 The Florida Keys | 169 |
Welcome to the Florida Keys | 170 |
Seafood in the Florida Keys | 172 |
Planning | 175 |
Key Largo | 178 |
Islamorada | 187 |
Conch Key and Duck Key | 195 |
Grassy Key | 196 |
Marathon | 197 |
Bahia Honda Key | 203 |
Big Pine Key | 205 |
Little Torch Key | 208 |
Key West | 210 |
6 Fort Lauderdale and Broward County | 237 |
Welcome to Fort Lauderdale and Broward County | 238 |
Planning | 240 |
Fort Lauderdale | 242 |
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | 264 |
Pompano Beach | 265 |
Hollywood | 268 |
7 Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast | 271 |
Welcome to Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast | 272 |
Planning | 275 |
Palm Beach | 276 |
West Palm Beach | 288 |
Lake Worth | 295 |
Delray Beach | 297 |
Boca Raton | 301 |
Palm Beach Gardens | 305 |
Singer Island | 307 |
Juno Beach | 308 |
Jupiter and Vicinity | 309 |
Stuart and Jensen Beach | 314 |
Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie | 318 |
Vero Beach | 320 |
8 The Tampa Bay Area | 325 |
Welcome to the Tampa Bay Area | 326 |
Planning | 328 |
Tampa | 330 |
St. Petersburg | 346 |
St. Pete Beach and Vicinity | 358 |
Clearwater | 364 |
Indian Shores | 368 |
Safety Harbor | 368 |
Dunedin | 369 |
Palm Harbor | 371 |
Tarpon Springs | 372 |
A Stroll Down Deco Lane | 71 |
The Florida Everglades | 136 |
Weeki Wachee | 374 |
Homosassa Springs | 375 |
Crystal River | 376 |
Bradenton | 377 |
Sarasota | 385 |
9 Southwest Florida | 393 |
Welcome to Southwest Florida | 394 |
Planning | 397 |
Fort Myers | 399 |
Cape Coral, Pine Island, and North Fort Myers | 407 |
Fort Myers Beach (Estero Island) | 410 |
Sanibel and Captiva Islands | 411 |
Gasparilla Island (Boca Grande) | 414 |
Cabbage Key | 415 |
Estero/Bonita Springs | 415 |
Naples | 417 |
Marco Island | 430 |
10 The Orlando Area | 435 |
Welcome to the Orlando Area | 436 |
Planning | 439 |
Orlando | 441 |
Lake Buena Vista | 459 |
Celebration | 460 |
Kissimmee | 461 |
Side Trips from Orlando | 463 |
11 Walt Disney World | 471 |
Welcome to Walt Disney World | 472 |
Planning | 475 |
The Magic Kingdom | 484 |
EPCOT | 492 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios | 503 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom | 508 |
Walt Disney World Water Parks | 516 |
Disney Springs | 521 |
12 Universal Orlando | 525 |
Welcome to Universal Orlando | 526 |
Planning | 528 |
Universal Studios | 532 |
Islands of Adventure | 538 |
Volcano Bay | 546 |
CityWalk | 548 |
13 The Space Coast | 553 |
Welcome to the Space Coast | 554 |
The Space Shuttle | 556 |
Planning | 558 |
Titusville | 560 |
Cocoa | 565 |
Cape Canaveral | 567 |
Cocoa Beach | 569 |
Melbourne | 572 |
Daytona Beach | 575 |
New Smyrna Beach | 581 |
DeLand | 583 |
14 Northeast Florida | 587 |
Welcome to Northeast Florida | 588 |
Planning | 590 |
Jacksonville | 593 |
Atlantic Beach | 602 |
Neptune Beach | 604 |
Jacksonville Beach | 605 |
Ponte Vedra Beach | 606 |
Mayport | 608 |
Fort George Island | 608 |
Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach | 609 |
St. Augustine | 616 |
Ocala National Forest | 630 |
Gainesville | 630 |
15 Northwest Florida | 635 |
Welcome to Northwest Florida | 636 |
Planning | 638 |
Pensacola | 642 |
Pensacola Beach | 649 |
Perdido Key | 653 |
Side Trips from Pensacola | 655 |
Fort Walton Beach | 657 |
Destin | 660 |
South Walton | 664 |
Panama City Beach | 674 |
Apalachicola | 680 |
St. George Island | 683 |
Tallahassee | 684 |
Index | 693 |
About Our Writers | 704 |
Maps | |
South Beach and Fisher and Belle Islands | 66-67 |
Mid-and North Beaches and Aventura | 88 |
Downtown Miami and Brickell | 96-97 |
Wynwood, Midtown, Design District and Little Haiti | 108-109 |
Little Havana, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables and Key Biscayne | 118-119 |
Key West Old Town | 218 |
Key West New Town and Stock Island | 231 |
Fort Lauderdale | 246-247 |
Western Suburbs and Beyond | 262 |
Broward County | 266 |
Palm Beach and West Palm Beach | 282-283 |
Treasure Coast | 316 |
Tampa | 334-335 |
St. Petersburg | 348-349 |
St Pete Beach and Vicinity | 360 |
Bradenton and Sarasota | 382-383 |
Fort Myers Area and the Coastal Islands | 401 |
Greater Naples | 420 |
Downtown Naples | 424 |
Central Orlando | 446 |
International Drive, Sand Lake Road, and South Orlando | 452-453 |
Winter Park | 466 |
Walt Disney World | 476-477 |
The Magic Kingdom | 482-483 |
EPCOT | 494-495 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios | 504-505 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom | 510-511 |
Universal Studios | 534-535 |
Islands of Adventure | 540-541 |
Space Coast | 561 |
Downtown Jacksonville | 592 |
Jacksonville Area | 603 |
St. Augustine | 620-621 |
Pensacola Bay and the Emerald Coast | 650 |
Tallahassee Area | 684 |