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Pensacola Is More Than One Florida

Pensacola keeps changing identities: historic downtown, naval aviation, working waterfront, white-sand beach and Gulf Islands.

Winter Park works best when you stop optimizing: Park Avenue, Central Park, art, Rollins, lakes, a boat tour and time to wander.

Jacksonville is easier to understand when you follow the St. Johns from downtown and Riverside to working Mayport and the ferry.

Park once and let Tampa keep changing: Riverwalk, streetcar, Channelside, Ybor City and an optional water-taxi finish.

Miami has a second opening time. Start at sunset and let Ocean Drive, Metromover, Brickell, Calle Ocho, Wynwood and Biscayne Bay take over.

Spend a Fort Lauderdale day using waterways instead of traffic: Water Taxi, Riverwalk, Las Olas, beach, food and the city after dark.

Cool off the Florida way with tubing, snorkeling, scalloping and spring swimming built around some of the state's best summer water.

Before air conditioning, Florida buildings had to work with heat. Porches, breezeways, courtyards and shade tell the story.

Before interstates and airport arrivals, Florida vacations unfolded along US 1, US 27, US 41 and A1A. The motel changed everything.

From Palm Beach and Miami Beach to Wakulla Springs and Key West, these Florida hotel lobbies make arrival part of the trip.