Florida

Top Regions of the Sunshine State

10. Forgotten Coast: Apalachicola Bay

The Sierra Club has proposed making part of Apalachicola National Forest a national park or national monument

9. Emerald Coast: Pensacola and Panama City, plus Gulf Islands National Seashore (shared with Mississippi)

8. Florida Nature Coast: Tallahassee and Crystal River Preserve State Park

Sarasota Beach
Sarasota Beach, Siesta Key, Florida

7. Florida Suncoast

Lake Istokpoga
Lake Istokpoga, Florida

6. Central Florida

      • Orlando
      • Celebration
      • Kissimmee
      • St. Cloud
      • Lakeland
      • Lake Istokpoga

5. Space Coast

      • Kennedy Space Center
      • Canaveral National Seashore
      • Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
      • Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
      • Indian River Lagoon National Scenic Byway
      • Daytona

4. Florida’s First Coast: Jacksonville-Saint Augustine

      • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
      • Fort Matanzas National Monument
      • Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve
      • Amelia Island State Park
      • A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway National Scenic Byway
      • Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (shared with South Carolina, North Carolina, & Georgia)

3. Gold Coast of Miami

      • Art Deco Historic District
      • Miami Beach Boardwalk
      • South Beach – Ocean Drive
      • Little Havana and Calle Ocho
      • Fort Lauderdale
      • West Palm Beach

2. Florida Keys

      • Biscayne National Park
      • Dry Tortugas National Park
      • Key West (a small town gem)
      • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
      • Key Largo (Jules’ Undersea Lodge)
      • Florida Keys Scenic Highway All-American Road

1. Everglades National Park (a World Heritage Site)

      • Main Park Road – Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center
      • Flamingo Area – Flamingo Visitor Center
      • Shark Valley Area – Shark Valley Visitor Center
      • Everglades City Area – Gulf Coast Visitor Center
      • Big Cypress National Preserve
      • Airboat Tours (outside park)

State Info

A) State Nicknames+

      • The Sunshine State
      • The Alligator State
      • The Everglade State
      • The Orange State
      • The Flower State

B) Iconic Foods

      • Stone Crabs
      • Cuban Sandwich
      • Conch Fritters
      • Fried Gator Bites
      • Key Lime Pie
      • Florida Orange Juice