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Visiting Jacksonville Beach in Florida

Visiting Jacksonville Beach in Florida

Jacksonville Beach in Florida is one of three Jacksonville beaches. Atlantic Beach furthest north, then Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach.

Visiting the St. Augustine Alligator Farm

Visiting the St. Augustine Alligator Farm

What may sound like a hokey roadside attraction, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm is actually a distinguished conservation institute.

Vickers Collection of Florida Art at Harn Museum of Art Gainesville, Florida

Vickers Collection of Florida Art at Harn Museum of Art Gainesville, Florida

Hurricane in Miami (1927) by Franz Josef Bolinger greets visitors to the Harn Museum of Art Gainesville, Florida.

Visiting Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Florida

Visiting Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Florida

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Florida is the Yellowstone of the National Wildlife Refuge system: the first of its kind.

‘One of a Kind’ Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach

‘One of a Kind’ Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach

No longer a small surf shack selling a few boards, Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach is now a gigantic, grocery store-sized retail location.

Connected Legacies at A.E. Backus Museum Fort Pierce

Connected Legacies at A.E. Backus Museum Fort Pierce

The A.E. Backus Museum Fort Pierce displays landscape paintings from its namesake along with artworks from the Florida Highwaymen.