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Destinations 
Alphabetical listing of (~ 150) destinations visited as of 5/30
Destination Orange Text is a link town or site information and photos 
Destination name with asterisks ** highlights a future destination to explore

Work in Progress (started, future possibility or partially complete)
  • ​.. Panhandle Coast - the towns in our Gulf Coast explorations with context (Emerald & Forgotten Coast)
  • .. Rt 19/98 to Biloxi - our backroads Panhandle travel pics
  • .. Vero Beach TBD - open
  • ​.. St Marks - Train Depot - TBD

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Destinations Visited (A through E) ~ 40 Destinations (with ea* = 13)​​
  • .. Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach !! our most northern coastal area with history, sunrises and lighthouse (9/29/19)
  • ​.. Anna Maria Island* !! Fun in the sun and more
  • .. Apalachicola !! (once) Florida's Oyster Capital and one of the last remaining fishing villages (11/6/21)
  • .. Aripeka !! a small community and an end of the road fishing village (7/19/22)
  • .. Bartow !! a small hometown community that is the center of the phosphate industry and home of L. B. Brown (10/28/22)​​
  • .. Bayport !! a once upon a time town
  • ​.. Blounston !! Pioneer Village and Train
  • .. Boca Grande - Gasparilla Island* !! beautiful sunsets and lighthouse (6/23/18)
  • ​.. Boca Raton !! Train Depot Museum
  • ​.. Bokeelia - Pine Island !! a stones's throw to Matlache
  • .. Bradenton* !! the Manatee historical park and the area (5/10/18)
  • .. Brooksville* !! a little history, a Civil War Reenactment and Train Depot (5/22/19)
  • .. Cape Canaveral !! - home of the Kennedy Space Center​​
  • .. Carrabelle !! the World's Smallest Police Station (it's a telephone booth) and Lighthouse (1/17/21)
  • .. Cedar Key* !! one of Florida's remaining fishing villages (4/17/22)
  • .. Celebration !! a Disney planned community ... a place to walk/drive around (shops and homes)
  • .. Chattahoochee !! State Hospital , 1,000+ year Indian mounds; an Arsenal used in Seminole War (3/22/22)
  • .. Chokoloskee 
  • .. Chipley !! - Florida's highest waterfall (highest??) and Train Historic Traing Depot(6/9/19)
  • .. Clearwater and Clearwater Beach* !! one of the top 10 beaches in America (11/9/21)
  • .. ​Cortez Village !! one of the last of Florida's fishing villages (4/19/19)
  • .. Crawfordville !! a Ford Truck Cemetery and a Pelican Place (11/15/21)
  • .. Crestview !! small town, train depot
  • .. Cross City !! the Putnam Lodge and a Historic Train Depot
  • ​.. Cross Creek !! home of Marjorie Rawlings 'the Yearling'
  • .. Crystal River !! home to Manatees (10/09/22)
  • .. Dade City !! Home of a 17 acre Pioneer Village and Historic Train Depot (1/5/18)
  • .. Daytona Beach* !! Take a ride on the beach! (8/17/18)
  • .. DeFuniak Springs !! a quiet, beautiful community with the 2nd oldest library in Florida (12/21/21)
  • .. DeFuniak Springs-Lakewood Park !! Florida's highest elevation (photos only) (5/16/21)
  • .. Delray Beach !! train depot
  • .. Dunedin-Downtown* !! the town with a little bit of everything  (11/20/2021)
  • .. Dunedin-Honeymoon Island* !! a perfect location to capture sunsets and the Milky Way (but watch out for bugs) (10/23/19)​
  • .. Dunedin-Causeway* !! the perfect gathering place for sun-bathing, picnic or just chilling (4/14/21)
  • .. Dunedin- Ft DeSoto* !! Historic fort during the Civil War (on Google Photos) (2/22/19)
  • .. Dunnellon !! Where the Florida phosphate boom started and its historic Train Depot
  • .. East Coast* !! - Roadtrip: Jupiter, West Palm (1/30/19)
  • .. Ellaville !! the town that is no more
  • .. ** Eatonville - 1887 Oldest African-American self-governing town (Eatonvile)
  • .. Evanston !! Late 1800's General Store and Post Office (12/3/20)
  • .. Everglades/Ochopee* !! backroads via Alligator Alley, the smallest Post Office in America and Clyde (12/12/19)
  • .. Everglades City !! Old Florida and Historic Train Depot (once)
 
Destinations Visited (F through J) ~ 20 Destinations (with ea = 4*)
  • .. Fanning Springs !! Fanning Springs Bridge (section) and Fort Fanning on the historical Suwannee River (11/15/21)
  • .. Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island !! our most northern coastal area with much history, sunrises and a lighthouse (9/29/19)
  • ​.. Floral City !! a taste of Old Town Florida 
  • .. Florida Keys* !! 113 miles US 1 the overseas highway from Key Largo to Key West (4/25/18)
  • .. Ft. Lauderdale !! historical train depot
  • ​.. Ft. Walton & Destin !! white sands, history and Indian mounds
  • ​.. Gainesville !! home of the oldest University in Florida - U of F, Cemetery and train depot​​
  • .. Georgia - Jeykll Island !! Driftwood Beach, 
  • .. Georgia - Savannah* !! the home of southern hospitality
  • .. Georgia !! - Tybee Island the oldest and tallest lighthouse in Georgia
  • ​.. Greensboro !! Train Depot
  • ​.. Gulfport* !! a great place for low-light photos, sunset and casual dining
  • .. Havana !! Florida's Friendliest Town (3/25/21)
  • .. Hernando County - Nobleton !! a place called River Ratz Cafe​
  • ​.. High Springs !! Historic Train Depot and a quiet town
  • .. Hollywood !! (personal favorite - my Christmas 7-10 day vacation when I was a tennager)
  • .. Homestead !! Coral Castle and Historic Train Depot 
  • .. Homosassa-Yulee !! Historic Sugar Mills (11/16/21)
  • .. Inglis !! Train locomotive (Patterson-McInnis)
  • .. Iverness !! Train Depot
  • .. Jacksonville* !! one of the largest and oldest towns in Florida (11/8/21)
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Destinations (K through O) ~ 32 Destinations (with ea* = 12)
  • .. Key Biscayne !! what a beautiful sunset and lighthouse
  • .. Key West* !! our most southern US point (4/25/18)
  • .. Key West Dry Tortuga !! Ft Jefferson is 70 miles off of Key West (05/03/23)
  • .. Kissimmee* !! Monument of States and a mini lighthouse
  • .. Kissimmee* !! Pioneer Village plus the oldest operating retail store in America (5/3/21)
  • .. Lake Wales* !! Bok Tower and Gardens (4/11/19)
  • ​.. Lakeland !! Florida Southern College, Train Depot and Circle B Ranch
  • ​.. Largo !! Botanical Gardens and Heritage Village
  • .. Live Oak !! Town and Train Depot​​
  • ​.. Madeira Beach* !! The home of John's Pass (2/10/22)
  • ​.. Marathon !! Train depot
  • .. Mayo !! A small town that changed it's name from Mayo to 'Miracle Whip' (6/20/22)
  • ​.. Matlacha* !! Florida's unique art and fishing village (10/26/21)
  • .. ​Marianna !! Florida Caverns and the ghost of Bellamy Bridge (5/15/22)
  • .. Marianna !! Train Depot (to be continued)
  • .. McIntosh* !! A step back in time (4/5/22)
  • .. Mexico Beach !! the power of nature
  • .. Miami and Key Biscayne* !! Beautiful beach, nightlife and an ancient Spanish Monastery (12/12/19)
  • .. Micanopy - "the town that time forgot" ... one of ten oldest towns in Florida and the oldest inland town (4/5/22)
  • .. Milton/Bagdad !! Two neighboring towns - perfect together (6/9/19)​
  • .. Monticello !! a Town with history and an organic winery (3/8/22)
  • .. Mount Dora !! A town for antique shops, dining hills, lake and a lighthouse (12/6/20)
  • .. Naples !! Historic Train Depot
  • ​.. New Port Richey !! our first Florida home, downtown NPR and town murals (5/30/23)
  • .. Ocala !! Train Depot
  • .. Ochopee/Everglades* !! On the west to east backroads via Alligator Alley (12/12/19)
  • .. Olustee !! Train Depot
  • .. Ona !! Solomon's Castle (1/11/22)
  • ​.. Opa Locka !! Train Depot
  • ​.. Orange City !! Blue Springs State Park - home of manatees
  • ​​.. Orlando !! The home of amusement parks - Disney World and Disney Spring (11/28/14)
  • .. Ozello* !! end of the road 'non lights' town and local seafood dining (12/8/21)​ 
  • .. Ozona* !! an unincorporated community within Palm Harbor (4/14/21)

Destinations Visited (P through T) ~ 33 Destinations (with ea* = 8)
  • .. Palatka !! home of Florida's Oldest Diner (12/2/20)
  • .. Palm Harbor* !! including Ozona and Crystal Beach (photos only) & revisit town (4/14/21)​
  • ​.. Palmetto !!  (currently limited to Google Photo album) (9/28/21)
  • ​.. @ Panhandle Coast ... the towns in our Gulf Coast explorations (1st ID the towns and)
  • ​.. Parrish !! home of the Florida Railroad museum and WW2 reenactment
  • .. Pasco County - Hudson ... in and around Pasco (random photos)
  • .. Pasco & Hernando Counties - random ... misc captures
  • .. Pass-A-Grille !! low-light pics 
  • .. Pensacola  !! Old Town, Lighthouse, Naval Air Station (and one of the oldest towns in Florida) (12/12/21)
  • .. Pensacola (Fort Pickens) !! Historic District, Graffiti Bridge and Fort Pickens
  • .. Perry !! Forest Capital State Park and Train Depot
  • .. Pinellas County Train Station !! (a reproduction)
  • .. Plant City !! a train depot and a future town to visit
  • .. Ponce Inlet  !! the tallest (restored) lighthouse in Florida (5/2/17)
  • .. Port St. Joe !! ...  Cape St Blas lighthouse (1/16/18)
  • ​.. Punta Gorda !! the town of Mural Art (9/6/22)
  • .. Punta Gorda !! Tracy & Scott's new property & home
  • .. Quincy !! the town that Coca-Cola 'built' -or- at one time the highest wealth per capita in the USA (4/13/22)
  • .. Redington Beach !! our Hometown (plus nearby local towns (7/13/2022)
  • .. Safety Harbor* !! Quiet town for dining, shopping and sunsets (6/24/21)
  • .. San Antonio !! historic small town train depot
  • .. Siesta Key* !! White sand beach and great night time activities (7/1/21)
  • .. Sopchoppy !! a Small Back Roads Town - hiding a backwoods pottery shop - Griffin's (10/12/21)
  • .. St. Pete*  voted "Best Beach" in Florida and America ... (5/3/22) ​
  • .. St. Augustine* !! The oldest City in Florida and America (12/2/20)
  • .. St. Marks !! a Wildlife Refuge and Lighthouse - one of Florida's oldest (10/24/20)
  • .. Steinhatchee !! One of Florida's top ten fishing villages (7/18/21)
  • .. Tallahassee !! Home of Florida's State Capital, Frank Lloyd Wright design and FSU (10/10/21)
  • .. Tampa* !! River Walk, low light, panorama, and brewery (7/15/21)
  • .. Tarpon Springs* !! has a rich Greek heritage, Sponge Docks plus shops and dining (12/5/21)
  • .. North Thonotosassa - Hillsborough River State Park !! A quiet natural oasis near Tampa
  • ​.. Treasure Island !! Sand Castle capital 
  • ​.. Trenton !! Train Depot
  • ​.. Trilby Train Depot !! now in Dade City's Pioneer Village

Destinations Visited (U through Z) ~ 13 Destinations (with ea* = 2)
  • .. Vero Beach TBD - open
  • ​.. Yankeetown !! - Elvis - Follow that Dream (6/22/22)
  • .. Ybor City* !! a little bit of Cuba and a cigar center (9/4/21)​
  • .. The Villages !! Florida's Friendliest Community (4/5/22)
  • ​.. Venice !! Historical Train Depot and Ringley Winter home
  • .. Waldo !! Train Depot (4/13/23)
  • .. Webster-Rickloam !! 1928 General Store & Post Office (5/24/19)
  • .. White Springs !! Where Florida's first Tourist Attraction began (8/15/21)
  • .. Wakulla Springs !! the world's largest and deepest freshwater springs (11/16/21)
  • ​.. Weeki Wachee !! home of the Mermaids and more (12/17/11)
  • .. Williston - Historic Train Depot
  • .. Winter Garden !! A historic town with shops, dining, hotel and historic Train Depot (12/8/21)​
  • .. Winter Park* !! a town with 70 'unexplored' parks (8/11/21)

Destinations Beyond Florida - 16 Destinations (with ea* = 1)
  • .. Alaska - the last Frontier (daily travelogue) ... an early 50th anniversary celebration (7/22/22)
  • .. Alaskan Photo Gallery - the beauty and awe of Alaska ... in a short slideshow
  • .. Alaskan History and Take-aways - what we learned
  • .. Arizona - Grand Canyon 
  • .. California - San Fran & Napa 
  • .. Canada - Vancouver, Niagara Falls 
  • .. England, London !! post 911 travel​
  • .. Massachusetts - Boston !! the American Revolution city (9/16/11)
  • .. Georgia - Jeykll Island !! Driftwood Beach, 
  • .. Georgia - Savannah* !! Southern charm
  • .. Georgia Tybee Island* !! the oldest and tallest lighthouse in Georgia
  • .. Mississippi Gulfport !! the town of Ginger's second casino home
  • ​.. Mississippi - Pascagola 
  • ​.. North Carolina !! Stone Mountain, Mayberry and more
  • .. Rhode Island - Newport !! bringing a friend for memories and family
  • .. Tennessee - Nashville
  • .. Texas - Austin, San Antonio, and Kyle