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For a coffee fan's hot spot
This stainless steel, heated cup plugs into your car's cigarette lighter or your computer's USB port, so you can have a warm drink whether you're commuting, on a road trip, or working in an airport lounge.
It's old, it's Gold
Hollywood may not have the polished sheen of its West Coast namesake, but that's what makes it so appealing.
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Avis, Budget to ban smoking in cars
First it was planes and trains and now it's automobiles, too. Avis and Budget are banning smoking in their cars, starting Oct. 1. The...
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Play like the pros
Pack up your clubs and try your luck on the exclusive green at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass.
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Sample gilded-age living
A 1920s Bugatti makes a statement in Palm Beach, where the sun is king. Catch glimpses of life lived large.
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10 seconds to launch
Rick Searfoss, veteran mission specialist, helped design the new exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center, which won praise from former astronauts who got a test run.
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Ways to the Glades
Exploring the Everglades by foot, airboat, canoe, and more, while dispelling myths along the way.
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A special time with kids? Priceless
Let's just say we learned a lot about Disney and a little about life while we were at the Magic Kingdom. |
Hang ten at Ron Jon
Paddle, pop up, rinse, and repeat in Cocoa Beach, Fla., where the consistent waves are ideal for beginners. |
Design and dishes
The Design District of Miami is relentlessly hot and flat. It's also the hippest new destination in town. |
Highwaymen's art
If you ever wondered where the technicolor sunsets that define popular images of Florida got their start, come to Fort Pierce. |
Old time beach holiday
New Smyrna Beach offers colorful beach bungalows, family-friendly beaches, and more.
Make way for manatees
The gentle giants can be admired from above the water with minimal impact on the delicate balance of nature.
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Revitalized Bradenton brims with artistic flair
BRADENTON, Fla. - Turn onto 12th Street West, and it’s clear that this isn’t your average neighborhood. Instead of the usual bungalows, there is a riot of lime green picket fencing, a mural that pairs Frida Kahlo with an emaciated Christ figure, and a giant cow statue painted blue. And that’s just within two blocks.
Ways to the Glades
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - As we slogged waist-deep into a soup of black water, the Cypress dome closed in, a wet garden of epiphytes and silvered tree trunks so magical, I almost forgot the cottonmouth water moccasins lurking out of sight.
Nostalgia, chic mix well in Sunny Isles
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. - If you remember this city from its heyday in the 1960s and ’70s, names like Golden Nugget, Carousel, Chateau, Thunderbird, Dunes, or Tangiers will be familiar. They were all motels situated along Collins Avenue in an unbroken 40-block row on the Atlantic Ocean just north of Miami Beach, above 156th Street.
Touristy but not tacky, St. Augustine carries its past with pride
ST. AUGUSTINE - So much of Florida can seem like a big swath of mini-malls, chain stores, and sprawling residential complexes - one development after another, relieved only by the occasional pelican or palm tree. We came to St. Augustine hoping to find something with a little more soul.
Disney offers free passes to volunteers
NEW YORK - Disney is offering a free day’s admission to 1 million guests who complete a day of volunteer work next year.