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Dry Tortugas
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White Pelican Island
Every winter, this tiny islet on Florida’s Gulf Coast is swarmed by some of the largest birds on the continent.
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Coral Gables, Florida
Venetian Pool
The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Chiefland, Florida
Manatee Springs
Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.
Lake Wales, Florida
Bok Tower Gardens
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
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Salvador Dalí Museum
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
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Neptune Memorial Reef
An underwater city for the dead.
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Devil's Den
The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.
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Weeki Wachee: City of Live Mermaids
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