Florida Weekend Escapes

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Showcase of Citrus, Clermont (Authentic Florida)CLERMONT — Only in Florida could “pick your own oranges” and “ride

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Clear kayaking (Epic Paddle Adventures)SILVER SPRINGS — A regular kayak shows you the river. A clear kayak

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens (Family Destinations Guide)PORT ORANGE — Where else can you walk through 1800s sugar

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Robert Is Here fruit stand, Homestead (Travel Experience Live)HOMESTEAD — It started in 1959 with a little

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Tubing the spring run at Kelly Park (AttractionTickets.com)APOPKA — Theme parks build lazy rivers with concrete and

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (She Is Wanderlust)CORAL GABLES — Ten minutes from Miami’s traffic, there’s a jungle.

By Staff ReportsPhoto: A glass-bottom boat at Silver Springs (Orlando Date Night Guide)SILVER SPRINGS — Florida invented the glass-bottom boat

By Staff ReportsPhoto: A manatee and her calf at Three Sisters Springs (Florida Paddle Notes)CRYSTAL RIVER — When Florida’s water

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory (Adventure Mom Blog)DAYTONA BEACH — Most beach towns give you salt water

By Staff ReportsPhoto: Fruit & Spice Park pond and gardens (Wikimedia Commons)HOMESTEAD — In most parks, eating off the ground