Florida

A short drive away from the theme parks and souvenir shops of central Florida sits a country diner…

By David Coleman · Sep 4

There is a spot in the Florida Keys where dinner comes with a front-row seat to the water…

By David Coleman · Sep 4

Tucked along a quiet stretch of the Gulf where a river meets the sea, there sits a small…

By David Coleman · Sep 3

Smoked ribs that fall soft off the bone, sweet tea poured by the glass, and a counter crew…

By David Coleman · Sep 3

Florida is famous for its beaches, but the real magic hides inland where freshwater springs stay a steady…

By David Coleman · Sep 3

Southwest Florida has a quiet corner where the pace slows down and the sidewalks actually take you somewhere.…

By David Coleman · Sep 3

Some weekends call for more than a stroll through the same old stores. About an hour outside Orlando…

By David Coleman · Sep 3

Some places promise a little fun and deliver a lot of boredom. Then there are spots where the…

By David Coleman · Sep 3

Florida is famous for theme parks and busy beaches, but there is a quieter side that many visitors…

By David Coleman · Sep 2

Somewhere along a quiet stretch of the Forgotten Coast, there is a low-slung building where the drinks come…

By David Coleman · Sep 2

A steady line forms outside a bright blue taverna on the Sponge Docks long before most people finish…

By David Coleman · Sep 2

A fort made mostly of tiny seashells sounds like something out of a made-up story, yet one very…

By David Coleman · Sep 2

Some breakfast places fill up so fast that the wait becomes part of the weekend routine. In Gainesville,…

By David Coleman · Sep 2

Somewhere in the Florida Keys, there is a place where your bedroom floats on gentle water and manatees…

By David Coleman · Sep 2

There is a working fishing village on Florida’s Gulf Coast where boats still pull up to the dock…

By David Coleman · Sep 1

When most people think of Florida, they picture theme parks, beaches, and busy highways. But away from the…

By David Coleman · Sep 1

Most people think of Florida as flat land, beaches, and endless sunshine. Very few expect to find a…

By David Coleman · Sep 1

Some of the best places in Florida do not come with a ticket booth or a long line…

By David Coleman · Sep 1

Somewhere south of Gainesville, a town smaller than most high schools has quietly become a magnet for people…

By David Coleman · Sep 1

Most people think Florida is all beaches and flat land, but tucked into the Panhandle sits a spot…

By David Coleman · Sep 1

Florida gets a reputation for crowded beaches and long theme park lines, but the state park system tells…

By David Coleman · Aug 31

A little bakery in Tampa has been baking the same crusty bread since 1915, and people still line…

By David Coleman · Aug 31

Florida gets a lot of attention for beaches and theme parks, but some of the best food in…

By David Coleman · Aug 31

Somewhere in the middle of Florida cattle country, where the Kissimmee River winds past open pasture, there is…

By David Coleman · Aug 31

Florida heat and ice cream go together like flip-flops and sand. Across the state, a handful of family-run…

By David Coleman · Aug 31

Florida is known for beaches and theme parks, but the state also hides some serious barbecue history. All…

By David Coleman · Aug 31

Some places have earned their reputation the slow way, one batch of house-smoked fish at a time, over…

By David Coleman · Aug 30

Deep in the backroads of central Florida sits a wooden building that looks almost forgotten from the outside,…

By David Coleman · Aug 30

There is something about a good burger after a morning at the beach that just hits different. Florida…

By David Coleman · Aug 30

Some towns hold onto their past with a firm grip, and central Florida hides one where the streets…

By David Coleman · Aug 30

Florida has big theme parks and busy beaches, but some of its best mornings happen in small towns…

By David Coleman · Aug 30

Some restaurants earn their reputation the slow way, over four and a half decades of families coming back…

By David Coleman · Aug 30

Florida’s Gulf coast is packed with fishing piers that stretch far out over the water, giving you a…

By David Coleman · Aug 29

Some barbecue spots talk a big game with flashy signs, but very few can actually back it up…

By David Coleman · Aug 29

Three hours of steady walking, and some shoppers still swear they never saw the whole thing. That is…

By David Coleman · Aug 29

Some mornings in Key West start with roosters strutting across your table and a courtyard full of tropical…

By David Coleman · Aug 28

Some places refuse to change, and that stubbornness is exactly why folks keep driving in from all over.…

By David Coleman · Aug 28

Florida has plenty of theme parks and busy beaches, but slow down a little and you will find…

By David Coleman · Aug 28

There is a bakery in Tampa where the line moves fast, the counter hums, and regulars have a…

By David Coleman · Aug 28