What’s your favorite place to visit in Florida and what made it worth it?
I’m trying to plan a Florida trip and the more I look into it the more impossible it gets to choose. At first I thought Florida was basically beaches and theme parks, but then I started seeing people recommending places that look completely different from each other.
Right now I’ve got places like Miami, Key West, St. Augustine, Tampa, Clearwater, Orlando, Naples, and the Everglades on the list and I’m realizing I probably can’t do everything in one trip.
I’m more interested in places that actually feel memorable instead of just ticking tourist boxes. Good food, nice areas to walk around, scenery, beaches, hidden gems, cool towns, that kind of thing.
For people who’ve been to Florida or live there, what places completely lived up to the hype and what would you skip if you had limited time?