The State of Florida, whose capital is Tallahassee, is located in the Southeast of US which is a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Vacationing in Florida is a great experience and can never be completed in one visit. The expanse that is Florida, can be broadly classified as under.
1.Gulf Coast
2.Central/Florida Keys
3.Atlantic Coast
Each of these further has a lot of places to visit.
Gulf Coast is again grouped further as North West, Central West and South West.
In North West the important places of visit are the Alligator Point, Cape San Blas, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Navarre Beach, Okaloosa Island, Panama City Beach, Penascola Beach, Rosemay Beach, Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, St.George Island etc. In Central West the places of visit are Anna Maria Island, Hudson, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Treasure Island, Redington Shores etc. In South West there are Bonita Beach and springs, Fort Myers, Englewood, Manasota Key, and Marco Island etc.
Central/Florida Keys is again grouped under Disney/Orlando Area and Florida Keys. In Disney/Orlando Area there is the world famous Walt Disney, Davenport, Orlando and Haines City, Kissimmee etc. In Florida Keys there is the Big Pine Key, Cudjoe Key, Key Largo, Key West etc.
The Atlantic Coast is again North East, Central East and South East. In North East there is the famous Jacksonville Beach, Palm Coast, St. Augustine Beach, and Amelia Island etc. In Central East there is the world renowned Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Daytona Beach, Hutchison Island, and Ormond Beach etc. In South East there is Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami, Miami Beach, Palm Beach gardens, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach etc.
One can get to know the significance of Florida vacation just by the noting in the above list the presence of such important locations like the Hollywood, Walt Disney, Miami, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Hudson Bay which are big international names. Visiting and touring anyone of these places is not possible on just one holiday trip! One has to make many vacations to see all of the above interesting and unique places not to be found anywhere in the world.
For example if you were to visit just Walt Disney alone in Florida. Look at the places you can visit and wonder at- it has four major theme parks, Universal Studios, Sea World , The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom. This area attracts over 42 million visitors per year. The other attractions at Disney World are the Downtown Disney Marketplace, Disney West Side, Pleasure Island, River Country Water Park, Blizzard Beach Water Park and Typhoon Lagoon.
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