"Rog'" wrote in message
news:Vi%_h.30501$qB4.16037@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
>> "Xavier" wrote:
>>> I am planning a one or two-weeks vacation in Florida this summer.
>>> The main reason to choose Florida is because I want to visit the
>>> Kennedy Space Center and spend there several days doing as
>>> many activities as possible.
>>> After (or before) going to the KSC, I would like to visit Florida
>>> or a nearby state.
>>> Here is when I ask for your advice: I think that visiting the Florida
>>> Keys> would be interesting, but I don't know what else to visit
>>> (not interested in Disneyworld).
>
> I'll bite. After doing KSC, head South on I-95 into Ft. Lauderdale.
> The beach there is IMHO better and less croweded than So.Beach
> in Miami. From Ft. Lauderdale, you can tour Miami Beach and
> then Viscaya in Coconut Grove (on the bay between Miami and
> So.Miami, then drive South on U.S. 1 (~4 hours) to Key West.
>
> On your way back, detour into Biscayne National Park to the
> East and take a boat tour, then head West across Tamiami Trail
> (U.S. 41) through the Everglades to Shark Valley where you can
> take a tram ride into Everglades National Park. Stay in Marco
> Island or nearby Naples. Head North, up the West Coast thru
> Lover's Key St. Park (rated a "best" beach by Travel Channel)
> and into Sanibel Island (near Ft. Meyers) for fantastic shelling.
>
> Thence, continue North thru Siesta & Longboat Keys, and
> stop to tour the Ringling Museum in Sarastota. From there,
> head North on I-75, stopping in Ybor, part of Tampa. Enjoy.
> =R=
>
> North
Key West is great, I agree.
Another option is north to the Georgia/South Carolina coasts. There is a lot
of history to experience in Savannah and Charleston. And the islands
inbetween. Georgia islands include Cumberland, a large national seashore
with the old estates from the Robber Barons; Jekyll, a state park with wide
open beaches and few people (and a Sea Turtle center opening this summer);
and Sapelo, which is home of the Gullah culture (Africans who've lived there
for centuries).
Where are you from, Xavier? If you are American, I'll let you look it up on
your own, but if you're from somewhere else I can tell you more about the
area's history. :-) I don't expect non-Americans to know early colonial
and Civil War history.
Sarah
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