Destinations & Activities

“Bok Tower — the Taj Mahal of Florida.” With a tag line like that, I didn’t expect much, but the gardens and the estate are beautiful, and well worth the 2+ hour drive to get us there. There are landscapes in Florida that feel like invitations—open-armed gestures from the natural world to slow down, breathe […]

There are a handful of places in Florida where the world seems to breathe differently—slower, cleaner, with a kind of crystalline patience that feels almost ancient. Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River is one of these places. It is the closest thing our wild peninsula has to a natural cathedral: clear water glowing like liquid […]

We spent a few hours visiting the Lemur Conservation Foundation in Myakka City — totally great! There are certain days in the life of a Florida naturalist that sparkle brighter than the rest—days when the wild comes a little closer, when a creature from another hemisphere peers at you with curious golden eyes, and suddenly the world […]