Destinations
Alphabetical listing of (~ 150) destinations visited as of 5/30
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
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)
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