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Florida 
{State Bird, Mocking Bird} {State Flower, Orange Blossom} {State Tree, Sabal Palmetto Palm}
Florida is Famous for it's beautiful Beaches, Sunshine, Walt Disney World, Shuttle Launches.
Economy: tourism, citurs fruits, cattle, fishing, foreign trade.
The
essential stop is Miami , from where south brings you to the Florida Keys
, a hundred-mile string of islands known for sports fishing, coral-reef
diving, and the sultry town of Key West , Sunsets and 
anything
goes attitude. North from Miami, much of the east coast is disappointingly
urbanized, albeit with miles of unbroken beaches flowing alongside. The
residential stranglehold is lessened further north, where communities such
as Daytona Beach have become subservient to the local sands. Farther along,
historical St Augustine stands as the longest continuous settlement in
the US.
In
central Florida the terrain turns green, though it's no rural idyll
this is where you'll find Orlando and Walt Disney World , one of the world's
leading tourist destinations. From here it's just a skip north to the forests
of the Panhandle , Florida's link with the Deep South, or to the towns
and beaches of the west coast . To the south, and also easily accessible
from Miami, stretches the Everglades , a swampy sawgrass plain filled with
camera-friendly but otherwise unfriendly alligators.
Ocean Drive,
Miami
South Beach's
finest Art Deco showpiece with cosmopolitan cafés, flashy vintage
cars and wannabe models.
Mangrove
Mama's , Sugarloaf Key
Quintessential
Florida Keys food joint, serving super-fresh conch fritters and Key Lime
pie.
Little Havana,
Miami
Lunch on Cuban
specialties and café con leche in this Hispanic enclave.
Key West
Funky, anything-goes
town, which feels like it's at the end of the world.
St Augustine
Sixteenth
century Spanish town packed with historic interest and a handful of lovely
beaches.
Walt Disney
World, Orlando
Pure entertainment,
planned down to the last detail, yet irresistible all the same.
Everglades
National Park
Bike or hike
through the vast sawgrass plains of the legendary Everglades, or canoe
through alligator-filled mangrove swamps.
