• Brick building with a large arched window in Jacksonville, FL

    Fort Caroline National Memorial: The French Story Behind Jacksonville's River Bluff

    Did You Know Jacksonville's History Started With the French? The trail leaves the parking lot and drops into the trees. Within minutes the city noise thins out and you are walking beneath tall oaks, with the St. Johns River glinting through the branches. A ranger told you the original fort is long g

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  • Horse in a pasture in Jacksonville, FL

    Cumberland Island National Seashore: A Ferry Ride to Feral Horses, Ruins and Empty Beaches

    Ready for a Day Where Nobody Has a Car? The ferry horn sounds once, low and long, and the dock slides away behind you. There are no cars on this boat, only backpacks, bicycles, folding chairs, and a handful of quiet people watching the marsh slide past. Pelicans lift off the water. A dolphin rolls b

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  • Coquina fort wall with palm trees in St. Augustine, FL

    Fort Mose: The Site of America's First Free Black Settlement

    Have You Stood Somewhere That Changed How You Think About a Place? The marsh is quiet in a way that feels deliberate. Tall grass moves in long waves, and the creek winds through it the way it has for centuries. A boardwalk carries you out over the water, and as you walk, the sounds of the road fall

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