FLORIDA BACK ROADS TRAVEL 
Exploring Off The Beaten Path

Florida Back Roads Travel helps you find the towns, day trips, backroad drives, local eats, historic places, and small surprises that most travelers miss when they stick to the interstates.

If that is your kind of Florida, subscribe to my free Florida Heritage Travel eZine for bite-sized backroads ideas and highlights from the site delivered by email.

Florida has grown fast, and a lot of what longtime residents loved has been paved over or pushed aside by traffic and sprawl.

But underneath all that change, there are still places where Florida's character is alive and well, and those are the roads (and stories) I'm here to help you discover.

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This site exists to help you experience those places: the communities, attractions, local eateries, historic sites, and scenic spots that often go unnoticed by travelers who stay on the congested interstates.

These are the roads that take you into the heart of small-town Florida, and the stories that make those roads worth traveling.

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Many of these routes were once quiet two-lane highways, but even where traffic has grown, the soul of the places along them still rewards exploration.

1. Physical Journeys: Guides to towns, parks, attractions, dining, and lodging on roads that showcase local flavor and keep you off the interstates.
   
   
2. Memory & Nostalgia: A way to revisit the Florida of earlier decades through its people, places, history, and images.

• Towns & Cities
  Listings of 200+ Florida towns and cities with things to do, history, and places to eat and stay.
  
  
• Road Trips and Day Trips
  Curated trips by theme, region, and historic routes that connect communities worth exploring.
  
  
• Attractions
  Beaches, parks, campgrounds, festivals, historic sites, and other local gems.
  
  
• Maps
  Road maps - statewide, county, and city - and vintage maps to help you plan your journey.
  
  
• Culture & History - Stories of Florida crackers, lost attractions, historic places, Florida authors, classic stories, and more.

This website has inspired me to publish many books based on its extensive content.  The image below shows many of them.

More information about these books is at
Amazon Author Central-Mike Miller

Recent Articles

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1. Alligator Alley. A Road Trip Across The Everglades

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   Alligator Alley is an east-west extension of I-75 that runs from Naples to Fort Lauderdale.

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2. Beverly Hills, Florida: Not Many Hillbillies Here

   Jul 12, 26 02:21 PM

   
   Beverly Hills, Florida was founded around 1960 as a retirement oriented community for working-class northern retirees.

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3. Madison, Florida: Historic North Florida Town

   Jul 12, 26 09:51 AM

   
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4. Yankeetown, Florida: Where Elvis Followed That Dream

   Jul 11, 26 10:37 AM

   
   Yankeetown, Florida still treasures the days back in 1961 when Elvis Presley was in town to make the movie "Follow That Dream".

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5. Port St Lucie, Florida: Large Master Planned City

   Jul 11, 26 10:06 AM

   
   Port St Lucie, Florida is a large planned city on the east coast.

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6. Honest John's Fish Camp - Old Florida Near Melbourne Beach

   Jul 10, 26 10:35 PM

   
   Honest Johns Fish Camp is a family enterprise that preserves Old Florida history and heritage.

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7. 15 Best of Florida's 1,000 Freshwater Springs

   Jul 09, 26 08:20 PM

   
   Florida has more freshwater springs than any other state in the country. A day trip here can give you a place to swim and see manatees and more.

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8. Middleburg, Florida: Peaceful Place on Black Creek

   Jul 09, 26 06:30 PM

   
   Middleburg, Florida is in the Jacksonville urban area and has a population of about 11,000. It is on Black Creek.

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9. Steinhatchee, Florida. Scallops, Fishing and Small Town Charm

   Jul 09, 26 10:06 AM

   
   Steinhatchee Florida is an Old Florida fishing village at the end of the road about 1.5 hours by car west of Gainesville.

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10. 24 Florida Historic Hotels: National Register of Historic Places

    Jul 08, 26 12:50 PM

    
    Many Florida historic hotels have been upgraded and renovated. Have fun staying in lodging that is on the National Register of Historic Places

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