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St. Augustine Sunrise
St. Augustine, Florida, is my favorite city. I visit there two or three times a year. As Florida’s oldest city it has a fascinating history dating from the 1500s. It began as a Spanish settlement, and some of the original Colonial architecture remains. Henry Flagler, the oil magnate, had a vision to make the city…
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Ravine Gardens State Park
In Palatka, Florida, there is an old Works Progress Administration (WPA) botanical garden called Ravine Gardens State Park.
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Kanapaha Botanical Garden
On a recent road trip to the Harn Museum in Gainesville, Florida, my friend and I stumbled across the Kanapaha Botanical Garden. We were on our way to Ravine Garden but decided to visit Kanapaha before heading out. Kanapaha is a privately owned garden with 65 acres of themed gardens, from Japanese to hummingbird areas.…