Visit Florida
Florida, with a total area of approximately 58,000 square miles
is the twenty second (22) largest state in the nation, however
it's population which is in excess of 17,000,000 makes it the
nation's fourth (4th) largest state population wise. It has over
1,800 miles of coastline with over 1,200 miles of beaches, over
5,000 islands, over 8,000 lakes including Lake Okeechobee, the
second (2nd) largest freshwater lake in the United States, more
than twenty (20) major commercial airports (twelve of which are
international airports), fourteen (14) deepwater ports, over
385,000 hotel rooms, over 100,000 campsites and over 1,250 golf
courses (more than any other state in the nation). Over
75,000,000 people visit Florida each year and over 350,000
people move to Florida each year.
Florida is a beach lover's paradise, with it's over 1,200 miles
of sandy beaches (many of them are white sand) on the clear warm
waters of both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Go
sunning, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving or surfing almost
all year round. If you prefer freshwater swimming, you will find
over 8,000 lakes with some of the most beautiful scenery
anywhere.
Go saltwater or freshwater fishing to your hearts content. Go
saltwater sport fishing for blue marlin, wahoo, sailfish,
dolphin, kingfish, swordfish, yellowfin, blackfin tuna, redfish,
bonefish, tarpon and numerous other sportfish. Go freshwater
fishing in Florida's canals, lakes, ponds, and rivers for bass,
bluegill, crappie, bream, catfish, sturgeon and more (There are
over 250 species of freshwater fish found in Florida.).
Florida's is a golfer's paradise with it's over 1,250 beautiful,
well maintained, golf courses (most of which can be played year
round). Many of these courses are among the best in the world.
Check out the Ocean Hammock course with it's eight (8)
oceanfront holes, or the Tournament Player Course at Sawgrass
which is the is the Stadium course home for the annual Players'
Championship, or the Bay Hill invitational course in Orlando
which is the masterpiece of golf legend Arnold Palmer, or the
World Golf Village, in St. Augustine, which is home to the World
Golf Hall of Fame.
Florida is teeming with amusement parks, zoos, museums, etc..
Visit Disney World, Kennedy Space Center, Epcot Center, Busch
Gardens, Universal Studios, The Naples Zoo, Key West Aquarium,
Sunken Gardens, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Ripley's Believe
It or Not! Museum, Gatorland, SeaWorld Adventure Park, Silver
Springs, Animal Kingdom, Cypress Gardens Adventure Park,
Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park, Disney-MGM Studios,
Islands of Adventure, Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and
Observatory, Big Cat Rescue, Butterfly World, The Shell Factory
& Nature Park, Titanic - The Experience, Orange Blossom Balloon
Rides, Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park, Parrot Jungle Island,
Jungle Adventures, Lion Country Safari, Marineland, Dinosaur
Adventure Land and dozens of other attractions.
Visit the 1,399,078 acre Everglades National Park, the only
subtropical preserve in North America. It contains both
temperate and tropical plant communities, including sawgrass
prairies, mangrove and cypress swamps, pinelands, and hardwood
hammocks, marine and estuarine environments, rich bird life with
bald eagles and wading birds, such as the roseate spoonbill,
wood stork, great blue heron and a variety of egrets along with
owls, hawks, vultures, ducks and more. Alligators and crocodiles
both inhabit the park. You will also find panthers, deer, boar,
black bear, grey fox, manatee and many other species of animals.
Tour the Evergaldes by airboat, riverboat, canoe, kayak, bicycle
or car.
Go swimming, boating, camping, fishing, hiking, biking and
hunting at Lake Okeechobee, at 730 square-miles it is Florida's
largest lake and the second largest freshwater lake in the
United States.
Pamper yourself and stay at one of Florida's many luxury resort
hotels like, the Boca Raton Resort and Club, one of Florida's
several Ritz-Carlton Hotels, the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort
& Club, the Breakers, the St. Regis Hotel & Resort, The Colony
Palm Beach, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Palm Beach and
Miami, the Costa Del Sol, the Mandarin Oriental, LaPlaya Beach &
Golf Resort, Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa and many more.
If you don't want to stay in a luxury hotel, Florida has hotels,
condos, motels, RV parks and campgrounds in every price range.
For more information about the state of Florida see: http://www.usacitydirectories.com/florida.html
a>, a directory of links to the state of Florida guides and
directories listing hotels, restaurants, attorneys, real estate
brokers, information, resources, services, things to do, places
to go and more.