Florida

A main street

Travel

The Florida town may have lost the final showdown in G&G’s “Best Main Street” bracket, but it gained something along the way

A pink hotel

Travel

An exclusive tour of one writer’s corner of glamorous Florida

A family at the beach

Travel

Five centuries on, America’s oldest European settlement remains a benchmark for Florida vacation

A burrowing owl

Conservation

After a surprise gap year overseas, the stowaways have returned safely to Florida

A whale swims by her baby

Conservation

Her longevity hints at a century-long lifespan most of her species will never reach

A house on fire

Land

The Beadel House, a symbol of pioneering fire ecology in the Red Hills, was consumed by the wild blaze

Palm trees with brown fronds

Home & Garden

In the wake of Florida’s recent deep freeze, a horticulture expert takes stock of the damage and preaches patience over pruning

Event

Pensacola, FL

G&G hosts an exclusive Gulf experience in Pensacola.

A portrait of a woman

Arts & Culture

The gold medal speed skater will join bobsledder Frank Del Duca in leading Team USA at Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Games

A child looks through a telescope at night

Conservation

Three inspiring ways Groveland residents got on board with starry night skies

Oyster harvesters

Conservation

The cherished Florida harvesting grounds reopened after a five-year moratorium, but the future is still murky

2026 Bucket List

A sleeping giant awakens on Collins Avenue

A sandwich on a plate

2026 Bucket List

The cradle of the Cuban sandwich throws an epic street party

Soccer fans celebrate a win

2026 Bucket List

Across the Region

A window seat of a train looks to marsh

2026 Bucket List

New and improved rail lines make a case for the scenic route

Outdoor seating at a restaurant

Travel

Where to eat, stay, and play in the larger-than-life coastal city

A blue lifeguard stand

Travel

Even after decades of change, writer Ace Atkins can’t escape the magnetic pull of the island city

Driftwood and shells sit on the shore of a beach

Travel

Seventy years after she published “Gift from the Sea,” her words still resonate for shellers and solitude seekers in Florida and far beyond

Christina Coniglio

Arts & Culture

The brand captures her hometown’s laid-back allure

A woman stands in a gallery of flowers

Arts & Culture

Thousands of carefully preserved flowers stage a fantastical world of color, texture, and light in an immersive installation at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida