Inside the Nation’s Most Beautiful College Campus
Central Florida has some great college campuses. But did you know it’s home to the “most beautiful” campus in America?
Best Kept Secret in Central Florida?
Try this the next time you have a free weekend. Drive up to The Villages and spend some time exploring. Then walk into work on Monday and tell your colleagues how you spent your weekend. I guarantee they’ll be surprised.
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse
Lighthouses tend to capture the imagination. Standing 175-feet, the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse south of Daytona Beach is the tallest lighthouse in the state of Florida and the second tallest lighthouse in the U.S., just behind the famous landmark at Cape Hatteras.
Burgers, Nature and View-Masters
Who didn’t have a red plastic View-Master growing up? I’m a child of the 80s and can remember my mom handing me the View-Master along with several disks every time we took a road trip…just to keep me occupied.
Wasting Away in Cedar Key (On a Budget)
Summertime is almost here which means vacation season is just around the corner. With gas prices continuing to be unpredictable, more Floridians are looking for places to get away on a budget.
Fort Christmas: “Old Florida” at its Finest
You might say I’m a sucker for places that preserve “Old Florida.” I like that feeling of stepping back in time to a simpler era and exploring what made Florida the state we all love today.
Solitude At The Devil’s Millhopper
The Devil’s Millhopper. The name alone sounds ominous. When I first heard about this place in Gainesville, I thought it might be a haunted attraction of some sort. But when I saw it for myself recently, it turned out to be just the opposite and a pleasant surprise.
Skip The Mix-Ins…Go Soft Serve
I travel extensively around Central Florida and every now and then find myself craving a good cone of soft serve ice cream. There’s nothing like a large twist of chocolate and vanilla soft serve on a hot day to remind you of your childhood.
Four Affordable Places To Take The Kids
The worst of the winter seems to be behind us and the hot, humid days of spring and summer are – knock on wood – a few more weeks away. Don’t want to break the bank entertaining the kids? You don’t have to.
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