The USA's top vaycay state is best known for its beach resorts and theme parks. But besides the ersatz thrills of Orlando, the nightlife of South Beach, and the well-marketed Victoriana of Key West and Amelia Island, quiet hideaways abound as well.
The spooky ghost tours of St. Augustine
Victor Block At age 458 - founded during the Spanish empire by Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés - St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the United States. There’s a lot to recommend a city that old, including charming colonial architecture and a lot of history - not just stretching back centuries but also including its beginnings as a tourism mecca during the Victorian era, the early 20th century, and even the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. And of course…
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Our followers at The World on Wheels have asked me "why don't you go to Orlando and do a story on Disneyworld?" Actually, we did go but it's been so thoroughly covered by others I didn't see the use. We did, however, do a story on a day trip over to Kennedy Space Center: http://tinyurl.com/ygf3s66
Trick or treat? The link to "World's Best Theme-Park Halloween Parties" has changed. Regardless, you're gonna love the author's choices.
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Florida's Premier Aviation Attraction, salutes its Florida fans this summer with an affordable staycation adventure with a Buy One/Get One Free offer on adult and children's general admission from July 1- September 30, 2011. Proof of Florida residency is required.
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