Portal:Florida/Attractions

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Florida contains the following federally protected areas:

Parks

Biscayne National Park – east of Homestead

Dry Tortugas National Park – west of Key West

Everglades National Park – west of Miami

Monuments

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument – St. Augustine

Fort Matanzas National Monument – south of St. Augustine

Memorials

De Soto National Memorial – west of Bradenton

Fort Caroline National Memorial – Jacksonville

Forests

Apalachicola National Forest – southwest of Tallahassee

Ocala National Forest – near Ocala

Osceola National Forest – west of Jacksonville

Preserves

Big Cypress National Preserve – west of Miami

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve – Jacksonville

Seashores

Canaveral National Seashore – between New Smyrna Beach and Titusville

Gulf Islands National Seashore – near Pensacola

The state is known for its attractions, some of the more familiar being:

Busch Gardens Africa – Tampa

Cypress Gardens – Winter Haven

John F. Kennedy Space Center – Merritt Island

Lion Country Safari – Wellington

Marineland – Marineland

Salvador Dalí Museum – St. Petersburg

SeaWorld – Orlando

Universal Orlando Resort – Orlando

Walt Disney World Resort – Orlando

And a few of the obscure are:

Bok Tower Gardens – Lake Wales

Coral Castle – Homestead

Gatorland – Orlando

Sarasota Jungle Gardens – Sarasota

Spook Hill – Lake Wales

Sunken Gardens – St. Petersburg

Florida is also notable for its beaches, some of which are:

The Emerald Coast – between Pensacola and Panama City

Daytona Beach

South Beach – Miami Beach

There are also has over 150 state parks, including:

In Northern Florida:

Florida Caverns State Park – near Marianna

Fort Clinch State Park – north of Fernandina Beach

Guana River State Park – between Jacksonville and St. Augustine

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park – Tallahassee

Lake Talquin State Park – west of Tallahassee

Wakulla Springs State Park – south of Tallahassee

In Central Florida:

De Leon Springs State Park – De Leon Springs

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park – northwest of Gainesville

Highlands Hammock State Park – west of Sebring

Hillsborough River State Park – near Zephyrhills

Myakka River State Park – Sarasota

Washington Oaks State Gardens – near Palm Coast

Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park – near Port Richey

In Southern Florida:

Bahia Honda State Park – one of the Florida Keys

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park – Key West

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park – Key Largo

Jonathan Dickinson State Park – between Jupiter and Stuart

The Barnacle Historic State Park – Coconut Grove

Oleta River State Park – North Miami