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Among the 600 streams, springs, rivers and creeks in Ocala National Forest in north-central Florida is an unusual natural attraction. Salt Springs bubbles up from vertical fissures deep underground that produce water laced with potassium, magnesium and sodium. <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/os-exfl-central-outdoors-ocala-20150517-story.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>.

Explore Florida’s Glades County: Gators to the left, crocodiles to the right

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

There's a fine line between alligators and crocodiles. At Gatorama, a roadside attraction in Palmdale off U.S. Highway 27, that line is a boardwalk. As you venture into this alligator...

Explore Florida’s Leon County: Tallahassee car museum overwhelms the kid in you

August 19, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Growing up, there was often that friend whose house was always great to play at because they had all the toys. Imagine that friend grew up, the toys got bigger...

Explore Florida’s Okeechobee County: Tackling the Big O scenic trail

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

It's called the Big O. It's Florida's largest lake. Hikers and bikers can enjoy a great deal of Lake Okeechobee from 35 feet above the lake's surface through a series...

Explore Florida’s Jackson County: Dare to dwell deep underground

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

For most of Florida, the idea of a basement means some seriously wet feet, but in North Florida, nature has its own basement complete with stalactites, stalagmites and other cave...

The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science opened its new 250,000-square-foot location on the waterfront of downtown Miami in May 2017 relocating from its Coconut Grove location that opened in 1960.

Explore Florida’s Miami-Dade County: A new science center

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

It takes more than Apollo-era technology to capture the minds of Generation Swipe. So it makes sense that the old Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science out in Coconut...

Explore Florida’s Highlands County: Home of the hookiemelt

January 21, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.

The hookiemelt comes with choice of protein: chicken or gator. It's the signature appetizer at Jaxson's, a small lakeside bar and restaurant in Lake Placid that's worth a try for...

McKee Botanical Garden in Vero Beach is an 18-acre garden that is what's left of McKee Jungle Gardens, which was once one of the most visited attractions in Florida.

Explore Florida’s Indian River County: Lillies and bamboo star of McKee Botanical Gardens

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

What was once home to picnicking chimps is now a quiet walk among bamboo forests and over stone bridges overlooking waterlilly-laden streams. The 18 acres of McKee Botanical Gardens in...

Explore Florida’s Palm Beach County: Center all about saving sea turtles

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

One of the best ways to combine nature and a beach day is at Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a sea turtle rehabilitation facility in Juno Beach. For more than 30 years,...

Explore Florida’s Washington County: Falling Waters State Park

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

While this is indeed home to Florida’s tallest waterfall, this ain’t Niagara. Falling Waters State Park features a waterfall with a 73-foot drop into a natural sink, which more often...

The St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge located on the Gulf of Mexico near Tallahassee is 68,000 acres of saltwater and freshwater marsh and longleaf pine. It's also the home to the St. Marks Lighthouse.

Explore Florida’s Wakulla County: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

There's many a mile to be explored in this 68,000-acre oasis that actually spans three counties on the Gulf of Mexico. If one were to explore on foot, they could...

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