Located on the Florida Peninsula, Florida is also known as the “Sunshine State.” It’s a popular winter destination, a land of orange blossoms, beaches, and world-renowned theme parks like Universal Studios and Disney World.

Florida’s 1,000-kilometer-long west coast is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico. The 410-mile-long east coast is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Each coast has its own unique characteristics: the east coast is ideal for surfing, while the west coast is ideal for families, including those with small children.

Florida is divided into four regions. The first is the Florida Panhandle, home to the state capital and Pensacola, a renowned military air base. Jacksonville is located in North Florida; the college town of Gainesville and historic St.

Augustine are also of interest. Central Florida is the amusement park capital of the world, home to Cyprus Gardens, Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld, and Daytona International Speedway. South Florida boasts Miami and Palm Beach, the Everglades, and the beautiful Florida Keys.

Florida Attractions and Entertainment
Miami is the state’s most popular beach resort. Many tourists also come to Florida to visit Orlando, home to Disney World, Wet and Wild, Islands of Adventure, SeaWorld, Universal Studios, Discovery Cove, and Busch Gardens.

Also popular are Gatorland in Orlando, the Space Exposition at the Kennedy Center, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge—the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world—the Salvador Dalí Museum in downtown St. Petersburg, and the Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Reservations. Key Largo, in the Florida Keys, is home to the United States’ first underwater park, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Here you’ll see a 3-meter-tall, 1.8-ton bronze sculpture of Christ, 6 meters underwater.