North Central Florida Travel
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North Central Florida travel will take you from Monticello near the Georgia border, to Tallahassee, Gainesville and Cedar Key. This is a rural region with small towns.
This region has super college football with the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles.
North Central Florida hugs the Georgia border like a baby hangs onto its mother.
In his book "Becalmed In The Mullet Latitudes", Al Burt named this part of the state Florgia. The name still fits after all of these years - half Florida, half Georgia.
Here is a Florida Road Map and a Florida County Map for your enjoyment.
Most of the Florida natives in these counties are descended from early settlers who came down from Georgia and South Carolina after the Civil War. They were confederate veterans and sympathizers.
(More about North Central Florida Travel, History and Places
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TOWNS
Places to stay and places to eat can be found on the individual town pages.
The individual town pages include a brief history of the town along with my recommended motels, hotels and restaurants.
Each town page also includes a description of at least one bed and breakfast or historic hotel.
Some towns and places in North Central Florida currently on our website are:
Click here to request information on North Central Florida Real Estate.
North Central Florida travel can be complicated on weekends if either or both of the Florida State University Seminoles or the University of Florida Gators are playing at home.
Florida travel numbers pick up all over the state due to the large numbers of people traveling to Tallahassee and Gainesville.
These game weekends often cause a room shortage on Friday nights and sometimes on Saturday nights as well.
I recommend you check the Gator Football Schedule and the Seminole Football Schedule when you are planning your trip.
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WINERIES
There are two North Central Florida wineries:
More information is available at
Florida Wineries.
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES
North Central Florida beaches are not generally of the white sand swimming kind seen in Chamber of Commerce brochures.
Florida travel brochures seldom feature these beaches.
Most of these beaches are marshy and muddy and not the best place for swimming or walking.
These beaches are worth visiting, however. They are part of a unique coastal marsh ecosystem with lots of tidal creeks. The beaches here are quiet and close to nature.
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA ATTRACTIONS
- Ginnie Springs Outdoors, High Springs
- Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home For Horses, Alachua
- The Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee
- The Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
- Webster Flea Markets, Webster
More information on these and other attractions can be found at
Florida Tourist Attractions.
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA HERITAGE SITES
North Central Florida heritage begins with the early native Americans who dwelled in the area 12,000 years ago.
Many of the early pioneer settlers came to this region of Florida after the Civil War. Many were Confederate veterans and their families.
This heritage is shared by all 15 counties in North Central Florida. Each county has its fair share of sites that are an important part of Florida history.
A list of these heritage sites is at North Central Florida Heritage Sites. NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA STATE PARKS
There are many Florida State Parks in this region with nature attractions and campgrounds. Any Florida travel experience will be enhanced by a trip to a state park.
Any North Central travel experience will be enhanced by visiting one of these parks.
More information is available at North Central Florida State Parks. NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA DAY TRIPS AND ONE TANK TRIPS
There is a demand throughout the country for information on day trips and one tank trips. People like the idea of leaving their home, seeing a lot in a day or two, and not breaking the family budget.
Virtually every state, including Florida, has websites and books that focus on the concept of being able to travel from your home and see a lot of interesting places and things.
Florida-Backroads-Travel.com is a Florida travel website that will give you some great ideas for local day trips and one tank trips.
North Central Florida has plenty of safe and scenic, lightly traveled backroads that will take you through interesting Florida towns and attractions.
Here are some North Central Florida day trips and one tank trips.
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