This article contains affiliate links. Silver Springs is one of Florida’s first tourist attractions, founded in 1852.

Silver Springs remained one of Florida's premier attractions, the Disney World of its day. Then, in 1971, came Disney World. It's hard to compete with the corporate colossus 90 miles south ...

Take a trip on the St. Johns River, whether by boat or by wandering its shores on foot, and it’s possible to imagine a time when saber-toothed cats and mastodons wandered the Florida peninsula ...

Millions of vacationers flock to Florida annually to lounge ... including serene springs with unique wildlife, histories and attractions. But with more than 1,000 freshwater springs to choose ...

University of Central Florida Senior History Lecturer Jim Clark will share stories about some of the early and now forgotten ...