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Zoar Valley
Located in the towns of Otto, Parsia, and Collins, this 2,927-acre park laced with hundreds of adrenaline-producing hiking trails features scenic waterfalls cascading down from cliffs reaching heights of 500 feet. Famous for its natural beauty, it offers the outdoor enthusiast a perfect place to explore and photograph.
Coral Gables
Wide boulevards lined with Mediterranean Revival-style mansions; graceful fountains, coral rock pools and tropical gardens--Coral Gables, is an elegant, easygoing South Florida city creating a perfect blend of Old World and New World attractions. Since it's glamorous founding in the "Roaring 20s" by developer George Merrick, the "City Beautiful" as it is often called, has been known for its Mediterranean theme, as well as restaurant and entertainment scene.
Villa Vizcaya
It's often called the "Hearst Castle of the East." Located on Miami's Biscayne Bay in north Coconut Grove, the spectacular palazzo built in 1916 by agricultural industrialist James Deering as a winter home, is now a serene museum and beautifully landscaped botanical garden. The original 180-acre estate had formal gardens, native mangroves, and hardwood trees.
Jai Alai
An exotic, indoor fronton, with a fast-paced game of Basque and Spanish-style racquetball offering more action and excitement than any sport in the world.
Sanibel Island, Florida
With its tropical climate, white powder beaches, swaying palms, spectacular sunsets, exotic birds, and shells by the zillions, Sanibel Island, located on Florida's southwest coast, is a delightful picturesque paradise.
Once dominated by the Calusa Indians and Spanish explorers, Sanibel proudly calls itself, "The Shell Capital of the World." The World famous Bailey Shell Museum will give you a feel for the history and culture of shells through the centuries.
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Kathryn Radeff has been a member since 1 February 2008 and goes by Kradeff.
I am a freelance writer, teacher and traveler passionate about our magnificant gifts of nature--blue skies, clear ocean waters, sandy beaches. I have long enjoyed the spirit of island life, and spend much time during cold New York winters on Sanibel Island in Florida, and also in Miami. I've been writing professionally since 1982. My articles, essays and opinion pieces have been published in a variety of newspapers and national magazines. I also facilitate a number of travel writing...
