There’s no mystery to what makes the Florida peninsula so intoxicating. Beaches as fine and sweet as powdered sugar, warm waters, rustling mangroves: all conspire to melt our workaday selves. We come to Florida to let go – of worries and winter, of inhibitions, even of reality. Some desire a beachside getaway of swimming, seafood, and sunsets. Others seek the hedonism of South Beach, spring break, or Key West. Some want birding and wildlife spotting, with gators, manatees, and the elusive spoonbill. Others will lose themselves within the fantasy realms of Walt Disney World® and Orlando’s other theme parks. Florida means almost anything: amusement kingdoms, Latin and Caribbean capitals, wild wetlands, artist colonies, and wild surf beaches. This vast, flat peninsula has it all.