A wild Miami side trip: Where the alligators are abundant
February 5, 2010 ·
The sign reads, “Always stay at least 15 feet away from alligators.” That rule is difficult not to break when you go to the Shark Valley Visitor Center in the Florida Everglades. Just 35 miles from Miami and 70 miles from Naples, Shark Valley is worth packing up your beach chair for the day in [...]
Cypress Gardens park in Florida to become Legoland
January 22, 2010 ·
Legoland will open a new park in Florida in 2011 on the site of the old Cypress Gardens attraction, which closed last fall. Merlin Entertainments, the owner and operator of Legoland, said Legoland Florida would include resort facilities with accommodations, along with more than 50 rides, shows and other attractions, including Lego models and interactive [...]
Super Bowl, Miami: All South Florida wants to play
January 11, 2010 ·
This year’s Super Bowl is in Miami, but all South Florida wants to play. The region’s three international airports give visitors the flexibility to try a variety of beaches, restaurants and social scenes on the mainland and south into the Florida Keys, said Rodney Barreto, chairman of the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee. “It’s [...]
Coopertown, Florida: Site for Everglades air boats
December 7, 2009 ·
Jesse Kennon’s day begins at 6:30 a.m., as he opens up Coopertown’s only bait and tackle shop. He heads to the only restaurant, where the lunch menu includes alligator tail and frog legs, to make sure the kitchen is ready. He is then off to spend the day giving air boat rides through the Florida [...]
Washed-out Florida road gives hikers a beach paradise
December 7, 2009 ·
It’s a 70-degree fall weekday, and I’m sitting on a powdery white beach lapped by gentle turquoise waves as I eat a pear and “work” on my travel story about Gulf Islands National Seashore. It seems life couldn’t get much better — but it does. I’ve encountered only one other bicyclist so far on my [...]
