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.

Recent Articles

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1. The Acreage Florida

   Mar 14, 26 02:18 PM

   
   The Acreage, Florida is a large unincorporated area of more than 40,000 people in Palm Beach County

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2. The History of Miami: Pioneers, Hurricanes, and Crisis

   Mar 14, 26 10:11 AM

   
   The history of Miami Florida is brief by American standards. It has traveled a long way in a pretty short time.

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3. Welaka, Florida | Quiet Old Town on the St. Johns River

   Mar 13, 26 09:31 AM

   
   Welaka, Florida is noted for its good fishing. It is on the St. Johns River south of Palatka.

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4. Morikami Gardens Celebrates Japanese Art and Culture

   Mar 13, 26 09:01 AM

   
   Morikami Gardens celebrates Japanese art, gardening and culture and the history of the Yamato Colony near Delray Beach, Florida.

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5. Key West, Florida: Quintessential End of the Road Town

   Mar 12, 26 09:03 AM

   
   Key West Florida is at the end of the chain of Florida Keys. It is 129 miles from Miami and 106 miles from Havana. Fun and quirky things happen here.

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6. Fort Myers, Florida: Home of Edison, Ford and Firestone

   Mar 10, 26 08:12 PM

   
   Fort Myers, a major city in Southwest Florida, is on the Caloosahatchee River. History and the Gulf of Mexico are close at hand.

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7. 9 Old Florida Towns and Places on the Suwannee River

   Mar 08, 26 10:17 AM

   
   Old Florida places on the Suwannee River that most people have never visited.

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8. Freedom Tower Miami: Florida Beacon of Hope and History

   Mar 07, 26 10:52 AM

   
   The 17 story Freedom Tower in Miami is an iconic building that has profound meaning for millions of Americans. It is on Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami.

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9. Auburndale Florida: Old Florida Citrus and Trucking Center

   Mar 05, 26 09:39 AM

   
   Auburndale Florida was once a major citrus capital and transportation hub.

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10. Six Gun Territory Popular Before Walt Disney World

    Mar 05, 26 09:24 AM

    
    Six Gun Territory in Ocala, Florida, was a very popular attraction in the days before Walt Disney World.

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