Top Regions of the Sunshine State

10. Forgotten Coast: Apalachicola Bay

The Sierra Club has proposed making part of Apalachicola National Forest a national park or national monument

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9. Emerald Coast: Pensacola and Panama City, plus Gulf Islands National Seashore (shared with Mississippi)

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8. Florida Nature Coast: Tallahassee and Crystal River Preserve State Park

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7. Florida Suncoast

• • • Tampa-St. Petersburg
    • Fort Myers
    • Sanibel
    • Naples
    • Marco Island
    • Clearwater

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6. Central Florida

• • • Orlando
    • Celebration
    • Kissimmee
    • St. Cloud
    • Lakeland
    • Lake Istokpoga

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5. Space Coast

• • • Kennedy Space Center
    • Canaveral National Seashore
    • Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
    • Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
    • Indian River Lagoon National Scenic Byway
    • Daytona

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4. Florida’s First Coast: Jacksonville-Saint Augustine

• • • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
    • Fort Matanzas National Monument
    • Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve
    • Amelia Island State Park
    • A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway National Scenic Byway
    • Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (shared with South Carolina, North Carolina, & Georgia)

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3. Gold Coast of Miami

• • • Art Deco Historic District
    • Miami Beach Boardwalk
    • South Beach – Ocean Drive
    • Little Havana and Calle Ocho
    • Fort Lauderdale
    • West Palm Beach

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2. Florida Keys

• • • Biscayne National Park
    • Dry Tortugas National Park
    • Key West (a small town gem)
    • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
    • Key Largo (Jules’ Undersea Lodge)
    • Florida Keys Scenic Highway All-American Road

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1. Everglades National Park (a World Heritage Site)

• • • Main Park Road – Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center
    • Flamingo Area – Flamingo Visitor Center
    • Shark Valley Area – Shark Valley Visitor Center
    • Everglades City Area – Gulf Coast Visitor Center
    • Big Cypress National Preserve
    • Airboat Tours (outside park)

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State Info

A) State Nicknames+

• • • The Sunshine State
    • The Alligator State
    • The Everglade State
    • The Orange State
    • The Flower State

B) Iconic Foods

• • • Stone Crabs
    • Cuban Sandwich
    • Conch Fritters
    • Fried Gator Bites
    • Key Lime Pie
    • Florida Orange Juice