Table of Contents
1 Experience Florida 9
28 Ultimate Experiences 10
What's Where 24
Florida Today 26
What to Eat and Drink in Florida 28
Best Beaches in South Florida 30
Best Beaches in Central and North Florida 32
An Art Lover's Guide to Miami 34
Day Trips from Miami 36
Day Trips from Orlando 37
What to Read and Watch 38
2 Travel Smart 39
Know Before You Go 40
Getting Here and Around 42
What to Pack for Florida 44
Essentials 45
Great Itineraries 48
Contacts 56
3 Miami and Miami Beach 57
Welcome to Miami and Miami Beach 58
Cuban Food 60
Key Cuban Dishes 61
Planning 63
South Beach 67
Fisher and Belle Islands 88
Mid-Beach 88
North Beach 93
Aventura 96
Downtown 98
Brickell 105
Wynwood 109
Midtown 115
Design District 116
Little Haiti 118
Little Havana 119
Coconut Grove 122
Coral Gables 125
Key Biscayne 129
4 The Everglades 133
Welcome to the Everglades 134
Planning 137
Everglades National Park 147
Big Cypress National Preserve 154
Biscayne National Park 157
Everglades City 161
Florida City 163
Homestead 164
Tamiami Trail 166
5 The Florida Keys 169
Welcome to the Florida Keys 170
Seafood in the Florida Keys 172
Planning 175
Key Largo 178
Islamorada 188
Duck Key 197
Grassy Key 198
Marathon 200
Bahia Honda Key 205
Big Pine Key 207
Little Torch Key 210
Key West 212
6 Fort Lauderdale 241
Welcome to Fort Lauderdale 242
Planning 244
Fort Lauderdale 246
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 268
Pompano Beach 271
Hollywood 272
7 Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast 275
Welcome to Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast 276
Planning 279
Palm Beach 280
West Palm Beach 292
Lake Worth 299
Delray Beach 301
Boca Raton 305
Palm Beach Gardens 309
Singer Island 311
Juno Beach 312
Jupiter and Vicinity 313
Stuart and Jensen Beach 318
Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie 322
Vero Beach 324
8 The Tampa Bay Area 329
Welcome to the Tampa Bay Area 330
Planning 332
Tampa 334
St. Petersburg 349
St. Pete Beach and Vicinity 361
Clearwater 366
Dunedin 370
Palm Harbor 373
Tarpon Springs 374
Indian Shores 374
Safety Harbor 375
Weeki Wachee 375
Homosassa Springs 376
Crystal River 377
Bradenton 378
Sarasota 383
9 Southwest Florida 393
Welcome to Southwest Florida 394
Planning 397
Fort Myers 398
Cape Coral, Pine Island, and North Fort Myers 405
Fort Myers Beach (Estero Island) 409
Sanibel and Captiva Islands 412
Gasparilla Island (Boca Grande) 424
Cabbage Key 425
Estero/Bonita Springs 425
Naples 428
Marco Island 442
10 The Orlando Area 447
Welcome to the Orlando Area 448
Planning 450
Orlando 454
Winter Park 469
Lake Buena Vista 472
Celebration 474
Kissimmee 474
Side Trips from Orlando 476
11 Walt Disney World 479
Welcome to Walt Disney World 480
Planning 483
The Magic Kingdom 487
EPCOT 499
Disney's Hollywood Studios 510
Disney's Animal Kingdom 515
Walt Disney World Water Parks 523
Disney Springs 527
12 Universal Orlando 531
Welcome to Universal Orlando 532
Planning 535
Universal Studios 540
Islands of Adventure 543
Volcano Bay 551
CityWalk 554
13 Space Coast 559
Welcome to the Space Coast 560
The Space Shuttle Atlantis 562
Planning 565
Titusville 566
Cocoa 571
Cape Canaveral 573
Cocoa Beach 575
Melbourne 578
Daytona Beach 580
New Smyrna Beach 586
DeLand 588
14 Northeast Florida 591
Welcome to Northeast Florida 592
Planning 595
Jacksonville 596
Atlantic Beach 606
Neptune Beach 608
Jacksonville Beach 609
Porrte Vedra Beach 611
Mayport 612
Fort George Island 613
Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach 614
St. Augustine 620
Ocala National Forest 633
Gainesville 634
15 Northwest Florida 637
Welcome to Northwest Florida 638
Planning 640
Pensacola 643
Pensacola Beach 650
Pordido Key 653
Side Trips from Pensacola 655
Fort Walton Beach 657
Destin 659
South Walton 663
Panama City Beach 674
Apalachicola 680
St. George Island 682
Tallahassee 683
Index 693
About Our Writers 703