Jacksonville Makes More Sense From the River
Jacksonville is easier to understand when you follow the St. Johns from downtown and Riverside to working Mayport and the ferry.
The Sunshine Republic
Exploring the Culture, Coasts, and Hidden Corners of Florida
Category The First Coast
The Best Places to Explore on Florida’s First Coast
Atlantic Edge: Amelia Island to Jacksonville Beach Florida’s First Coast is best understood as a long conversation between oceanfront sand, tidal rivers, and old ports. Its northern reach begins on Amelia Island, where Fernandina Beach still reads as a seaport…
Hidden Corners of Florida’s First Coast
This is a discovery article for the First Coast’s lesser-known places, not the permanent regional planning page. Use it to move beyond the obvious stops into smaller landscapes, neighborhoods and local places that add texture to a Northeast Florida trip.…
A Guide to Exploring Florida’s First Coast
The First Coast: Atlantic edge, river city, historic port Florida’s First Coast is less a single destination than a connected landscape shaped by the Atlantic Ocean, the lower St. Johns River, and one of the oldest continuously occupied European-founded cities…