History of Arcadia’s Chautauqua Amphitheater Chautauqua was an adult education and social movement in the United States that was most popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
History of Arcadia’s Chautauqua Amphitheater Chautauqua was an adult education and social movement in the United States that was most popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
U.S. Route 27 U.S. Route 27 begins in the heart of Miami’s Little Havana and exits the state at the quiet northern town of Havana near the Georgia line. It’s often overlooked today as just another...
History of A World of Orchids Opening in 1993, A World of Orchids, located just south of Walt Disney World in Kissimmee, Florida, showcased an extraordinary collection of approximately 4,000 blooming...
Disney’s River Country Opening on June 20, 1976, River Country was the first water park built at the Walt Disney Company Resort in Florida. Situated on the shores of Bay Lake, close to...
Matheson Hammock Park The land Crandon Park occupies was once part of the largest coconut plantation in the United States, operated by William John Matheson and his heirs. In 1930, Matheson gifted 80...
History of the Xanadu Houses Bob Masters, Pioneer in Construction The Kissimmee Xanadu House was one in a series of experimental homes built by Bob Masters, the designer who pioneered the...
The Space Shuttle External Fuel Tank The Space Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contained the liquid...
The Holy Land Experience The Holy Land Experience was a Christian-based theme park in Orlando, Florida, and registered as a non-profit corporation. Weekly church services and bible studies...
Cypress Gardens Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936, as a botanical garden planted by Dick Pope Sr. and his wife Julie, billed as Florida’s first commercial tourist theme park. It became...
Suwannee Springs Suwannee Springs near Live Oak is the site of a former historic mineral spring tourist attraction and hotel that monetized this natural resource. Back in the 19th century, Florida...
Located in Brooksville, the unfinished sculpture of a brontosaurus was the work of August Herwede who lived in the house on the property behind the dinosaur. August was born September 21, 1886, and...
A covered structure with a sign reading “KIDDIE RIDES” hanging above it. Jarazic Park was a miniature golf course and batting cage attraction operating in the 1990s. Located in Navarre...
History of the Parque José Martí of Havana, Cuba Originally designed in the 1940s during the Fulgencio Batista regime, Parque José Martí in Havana was conceptualized as a modern sports complex for...
History of Lundy’s Lucky Cave Marion County is home to some of Florida’s most expansive and stunning subterranean landscapes. While many travelers passing through the state are diverted toward...
An early photograph showing the exterior of the Frontón Jai Alai in Havana, Cuba. History of Havana’s Frontón Jai Alai Jai alai was brought over to Cuba in 1898 by the Basques, the indigenous...
White Sulfur Springs The White Sulfur Springs Ruins is a former bathhouse in the town of White Springs, located in Hamilton County, Florida, on the Suwannee River. The Suwannee River once marked the...
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