• Marsh plants along the water in Jacksonville, FL

    Walking Jacksonville's Riverwalk: Northbank, Southbank and the Fountain

    Want to See Jacksonville the Way the River Sees It? Late afternoon is when it starts to work. The sun slides low, and the St. Johns turns from flat blue to something closer to hammered brass. Across the water the downtown towers pick up a warm edge, and the bridges glow like they were lit on purpose

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  • Black and white striped lighthouse in St. Augustine, FL

    The St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum: Why Locals Still Climb It

    What Is It About a Lighthouse That Makes You Want to Go Up? You spot it from a distance, long before you reach it: a tall tower banded in black and white, rising above the pines and rooftops of Anastasia Island like something drawn by a patient hand. The spiral stripes catch the afternoon sun and se

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  • Shorebird walking on the sand in Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park: Beach, Woods and Trails in One Jacksonville Park

    Beach Morning or Forest Walk? Why Not Both? Sand first. You cross the dune on a narrow path with the sea oats whispering against your legs, and then the Atlantic is suddenly the whole horizon, gray-green and wide, with the day's first surfers bobbing past the break. Later you turn your back on the o

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