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The skyline of Jacksonville, Florida
The skyline of Jacksonville, Florida
Credit: Digon3

Jacksonville is the largest city in the state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County. In 1968, Jacksonville replaced Oklahoma City as the largest city in land area in the contiguous United States.


The skyline of Boca Raton
The skyline of Boca Raton
Credit: ReignMan

Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396.


A panoramic view of the Downtown Miami skyline
A panoramic view of the Downtown Miami skyline
Credit: Averette

Downtown Miami is the central business district of South Florida, Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Brickell Avenue/Biscayne Boulevard is the main north-south road in downtown, and Flagler Street is the main east-west road in the Central Business District.


Skyline of West Palm Beach
Skyline of West Palm Beach
Credit: Andyxox

West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida. According to the University of Florida's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 107,617. West Palm has a much larger unincorporated population estimated at upwards of 250,000.


San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
Credit: Ebyabe

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park in Alachua County, Florida. It is located northwest of Gainesville, Florida on CR 232 (Millhopper Road) and off U.S. 441, just south of the town of Alachua. Among the wildlife of the park are bobcats, white-tailed deer, gray foxes, turkeys, and many species of songbirds.


Cardinal flower in Chetucknee Springs State Park, Columbia Co., Florida USA
Cardinal flower in Chetucknee Springs State Park, Columbia Co., Florida USA
Credit: Tim Ross

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia.


A view from the top of the Citrus Tower
A view from the top of the Citrus Tower
Credit: Ebyabe

The Florida Citrus Tower is a 1956-built tower, standing 226 feet tall. The tower is notable as the most famous landmark of the Orlando area; its top is the highest point in Florida, and it is the highest observation point in Florida.


The Seven Mile Bridge, as seen from the Ohio Keys
The Seven Mile Bridge, as seen from the Ohio Keys
Credit: Averette

The Seven Mile Bridge, in the Florida Keys, runs over a channel between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait, connecting Knight's Key (the location of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is one of the many bridges on US 1 in the Keys, where the road is called the Overseas Highway.


Dunedin Causeway looking west
Dunedin Causeway looking west
Credit: Mikereichold

Dunedin /dəˈndɪn/ is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The name comes from the Scots Gaelic Dùn Èideann meaning Edinburgh. The population was 35,691 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 36,632.


Swimming area at Wekiwa Springs State Park
Swimming area at Wekiwa Springs State Park
Credit: Ebyabe

Wekiwa Springs State Park is a 7,000 acre (28 km²) Florida State Park in Apopka, Florida. It is located 20 minutes north of Orlando, off Interstate 4 at exit 94, near Altamonte Springs and Longwood. The park also contains the head water of the Wekiva River. It also serves as the headquarters of one the state's five AmeriCorps Florida State Parks chapters.


Commercial section of the town's historic district
Commercial section of the town's historic district
Credit: Ebyabe

DeFuniak Springs is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,089 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,141.


A view of the Halifax River in Daytona Beach
A view of the Halifax River in Daytona Beach
Credit: Gamweb

'The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, during the British occupation of Florida (1763-1784).