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[edit] Protected areas

Fort Jefferson, part of the Dry Tortugas National Park

Sunlight reflecting off the water in the Everglades National Park

Gulf Islands National Seashore near Pensacola

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

[edit] Attractions

Space Mountain in the Walt Disney World Resort

Marineland of Florida, in the town of Marineland, south of St. Augustine

Gatorland in southern Orlando

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

[edit] Beaches

Pensacola Beach

Panama City Beach

Sunrise at Daytona Beach

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

[edit] State parks

Fort Clinch

Stairs leading down to observation deck at Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park

Beach at Bahia Honda

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