Florida

Tucked along Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A, Alys Beach offers coastal living in a class of its own

An update on the gentle—and threatened—herbivores that winter in Florida

A Tampa native dishes on the city’s most famous sandwich—and what it takes to make it

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter on recording her new album, Age of Apathy, outside Orlando and the spots that kept her fed and fulfilled

A stranger-than-fiction road trip with the novelist and Sunshine State native John Brandon amid the swamps, springs, cemeteries, sinkholes, alligators, manatees, and real-life characters that inspired his epic Ivory Shoals

Plus: Global cotton and wing-shooting tune-ups

The two-time Masters champion on where to eat, drink, and hang out in his hometown

Meet the winners of the 2020 Rare Life Award: two fishing guides uniting communities in a fight for Florida’s ecology

The compelling saga of the Florida panther’s comeback

Rambling along in the Sunshine State

To find the primeval heart of Florida, take a journey down a river in time

A lifetime of memories of shell hunting in Panama City Beach and eating stone crabs in Siesta Key keeps onetime local Rick Bragg longing to return

From secluded island getaways to raucous dollar-bill bars, these two dozen spots should be on your must-visit list

Cocktails and conversation celebrating Southern female entrepreneurs in partnership with Synovus

The fate of the South’s last frontier teeters on the brink—after decades of losing ground to environmental devastation, the endangered Florida habitat and its legions of supporters may finally be turning the tide

Artists light up Alys Beach with extravagant digital displays

Take a drive down the Gulf Coast for an unforgettable, seafood-filled adventure

One family opens its doors to
share a slice of Old Florida

The unspoiled beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel blends its Gilded Age past with breathtaking landscapes, a twenty-first-century food scene, and an enduring sense of adventure

Miami institution Joe’s Stone Crab reopens for the season in October. Here’s a primer on its signature item