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Florida
Millions of visitors flock the Florida every year and all year round, making it North America's most popular holiday destination. The reason for the state's popularity as a vacation station is its sunny climate and situation. Consisting of a peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of the United States, Florida's uneven coastline is indented with estuaries, bays, inlets, lagoons and rivers, creating ideal enclaves for the location of holiday resorts. Right in the south the peninsula ends in an arc of islands resting on coral reefs, known as the Florida Keys, today joined and accessed via a highway ending in Key West, the southernmost point of the United States.
The tourist development boom began in Florida after the Second World War, which focussed on man made attractions as opposed to enhancing the regions natural ones. The central part of the state, particularly around Tampa and Orlando, has since become a theme park paradise for thrill seekers. Enticing venues offer everything from water slides to rollicking roller coasters, and themed animal habitats attract thousands to the accompanying resort hotels on the huge sites of Disney World, Sea World, Busch Gardens and other major resort operators.
Miami is the largest city in Florida and is home to soft white sand beaches, diverse and colourful neighbourhoods and many unique attractions. Its famous Art Deco district and Latin American quarter are constantly thronged with visitors, many of them passengers from the hundreds of cruise ships that come and go in the bustling port. Within easy access from Miami are the Everglades, a marshy grass plain resonating with wildlife and filled with alligators.
Florida is known as the 'Sunshine State' with good reason as the sun always shines and the resorts and hotels offer first class dining and accommodation, while attractions offer everything from insight into space exploration, world class rollercoaster’s, insights into endangered wildlife and some magnificent beaches.
The tourist development boom began in Florida after the Second World War, which focussed on man made attractions as opposed to enhancing the regions natural ones. The central part of the state, particularly around Tampa and Orlando, has since become a theme park paradise for thrill seekers. Enticing venues offer everything from water slides to rollicking roller coasters, and themed animal habitats attract thousands to the accompanying resort hotels on the huge sites of Disney World, Sea World, Busch Gardens and other major resort operators.
Miami is the largest city in Florida and is home to soft white sand beaches, diverse and colourful neighbourhoods and many unique attractions. Its famous Art Deco district and Latin American quarter are constantly thronged with visitors, many of them passengers from the hundreds of cruise ships that come and go in the bustling port. Within easy access from Miami are the Everglades, a marshy grass plain resonating with wildlife and filled with alligators.
Florida is known as the 'Sunshine State' with good reason as the sun always shines and the resorts and hotels offer first class dining and accommodation, while attractions offer everything from insight into space exploration, world class rollercoaster’s, insights into endangered wildlife and some magnificent beaches.
