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11 Best Swimming Lakes in Florida [2025]

SEARCHING FOR THE BEST SWIMMING LAKES IN FLORIDA? You’ve come to the perfect place. We’ve spent months traveling Florida and ...
You can’t see the lost springs unless the Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducts a procedure known as a ...
Discover hidden Florida gems, from crystal springs to secret islands and quiet coastal towns locals love but tourists rarely ...
Crystal-clear natural springs, the rolling hills of horse country, and a charming historic downtown help Ocala shine.
Florida has some of the best beaches in the United States, but the Sunshine State has a lot more to offer than just sand and surf. The region also holds a whole host of ecological wonders that many ...
Christopher Meindl remembers going on family trips as a child to Ocala, where they’d visit Juniper Springs. “It’s a fabulous looking place,” Meindl, who is associate professor of geography at the ...
It’s one thing to visit an aquarium and gaze in awe at a 1,000-pound manatee swimming just behind the glass. It’s another ...
“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.” Many of ...