South Pointe Park in Miami Beach

9 April 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  5 minutes

South Pointe Park and Beach © flickr.com - M McBey/cc-by-2.0

South Pointe Park and Beach © flickr.com – M McBey/cc-by-2.0

South Pointe Park, known locally as South Pointe, is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) county urban park in metropolitan Miami, in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida.   read more…

Treasure Island in Florida

5 March 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Pirate keeping the treasure in community park © panoramio.com - Richard Mc Neil/cc-by-3.0

Pirate keeping the treasure in community park © panoramio.com – Richard Mc Neil/cc-by-3.0

Treasure Island is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is situated on the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,584. Treasure Island is located on a barrier island off the Gulf Coast of Florida and borders the cities of Saint Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, and Madeira Beach. The city lies approximately 15 kilometers south of Clearwater and about 35 kilometers southwest of Tampa. The nearest airport is St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport, located approximately 20 kilometers to the northeast.   read more…

Surfside in Florida

2 January 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  4 minutes

© panoramio.com - Gervacio Rosales/cc-by-3.0

© panoramio.com – Gervacio Rosales/cc-by-3.0

Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to Surfside Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The town is bordered on the south by the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, on the north by Bal Harbour, on the west by Biscayne Bay, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It also serves as part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 5,689 as of the 2020 census.   read more…

Longboat Key in Florida

27 December 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

© Ryan Hodnett/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Ryan Hodnett/cc-by-sa-4.0

Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost equally divided between Manatee and Sarasota counties. The town of Longboat Key was incorporated in 1955 and is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town’s population was 7,505 at the 2020 census, up from 6,888 at the 2010 census.   read more…

Crystal River in Florida, Home of the Manatee

27 September 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge - Endangered Florida manatee - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters - David Hinkel

Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge – Endangered Florida manatee
@ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters – David Hinkel

Crystal River is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,396 in the 2020 census, up from 3,108 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Homosassa Springs, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was incorporated in 1903 and is the self-professed “Home of the Manatee“. Crystal River Preserve State Park is located nearby, and Crystal River Archaeological State Park is located in the city’s northwest side.   read more…

Cuban Sandwich

24 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Averette/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Averette/cc-by-sa-4.0

A Cuban sandwich (Spanish: Sándwich cubano) is a variation of a ham and cheese sandwich that likely originated before the turn of the 20th century in cafes catering to Cuban workers in Tampa or Key West, two early Cuban immigrant communities in Florida centered on the cigar industry. Later on, Cuban exiles and expatriates brought it to Miami, where it is also very popular. The sandwich is made with ham, mojo, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes salami on Cuban bread. Salami is included in Tampa, but is not usually included in South Florida.   read more…

HistoryMiami Museum in Florida

6 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Miami / South Florida, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  7 minutes

© flickr.com - Phillip Pessar/cc-by-2.0

© flickr.com – Phillip Pessar/cc-by-2.0

HistoryMiami Museum, formerly known as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, is a museum located in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. HistoryMiami Museum is the largest history museum in the State of Florida. HistoryMiami houses four permanent galleries and up to three traveling exhibits, Archives and Research Center, the South Florida Folklife Center, the Education Center, and City Tours program.   read more…

Destin in Florida

26 July 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Crab Island © Corygodar/cc-by-sa-4.0

Crab Island © Corygodar/cc-by-sa-4.0

Destin is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is a principal city of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,931 at the 2020 census, up from 12,305 at the 2010 census.   read more…

Miami River in Florida

1 July 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  9 minutes

Mouth of Miami River © Marc Averette/cc-by-3.0

Mouth of Miami River © Marc Averette/cc-by-3.0

The Miami River is a river in the U.S. state of Florida that drains out of the Everglades and runs through the city of Miami, including Downtown. The 5.5-mile (8.9 km) long river flows from the terminus of the Miami Canal at Miami International Airport to Biscayne Bay. It was originally a natural river inhabited at its mouth by the Tequesta Native Americans, but it was dredged and is now polluted throughout its route through Miami-Dade County. The mouth of the river is home to the Port of Miami and many other businesses whose pressure to maintain it has helped to improve the river’s condition.   read more…

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