The state of Florida is located on the peninsula of the same name in the southeastern United States. The west coast of Florida, washed by the Gulf of Mexico, stretches for 1000 km. The eastern coast has a length of 660 km and is washed by the Atlantic Ocean. Each coast has its own specifics: the eastern coast is a paradise for surfing fans, the western one is perfect for families, including small children.
The largest cities are Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville.
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How to get here
Most travelers are in Florida by plane or by car. The main airports are in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Miami, Orlando and Tampa. And the main operator, performing bus trips to distant destinations, is Greyhound.
The railway service is provided by Amtrak services: these are the Silver Meteor and Silver Star trains that follow from New York to Miami, passing Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale.
And since Florida is almost completely surrounded by the ocean, it is also and this is a major port of cruise ships. Fort Lauderdale is considered the largest transatlantic harbor in the US.
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Climate of Florida
The local climate is considered one of the warmest and most favorable in the country, so it's comfortable to relax in Florida at any time of the year. The average temperature in winter is +18 .. + 20 ° C.
The beaches of Florida
The best beaches in Florida are Panama City Beach, Daytona Beach and West Palm Beach.
Panama City Beach with numerous hotels and snow-white sand offers beach activities for everyone: swimming pools, parasailing, water skiing and boating, sailing, In 1995 the beach took the fifth place among all the beaches of the world, and in 2000 - the fourth among the beaches of America
Daytona Beach on the east coast of central Florida is known primarily as the venue for motorsports competitions, including the Great American Race.
West Palm Beach is 27 km of the Atlantic coast with white sand.
Fun, sightseeing and sightseeing in Florida
The most popular beach resort of the state, of course, is Miami. In addition, many tourists, especially families with children, come to Florida to visit Orlando with Disney World parks, Sea World, Wet and Wild, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Discovery Cove and Busch Gardens.
As well as the Space Exposition at the Kennedy Center, the Gatorland Alligator Land in Orlando, the Salvador Dalí Museum in the center of St. Petersberg (considered the largest collection of Dali's works outside Europe), the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the world's longest cable-stayed bridge, the Indian Reservation of Seminole and Miccosukee.
On the island of Key Largo, 90 minutes from Miami in the Florida Keys archipelago, lies the first underwater park in the USA - John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. In December 2010, he celebrates his 50th anniversary. Here you can see a 3-meter bronze sculpture of Christ weighing 1, 8 tons, which is under water at a depth of 6 m (a copy of the statue of the same name, which is located in the Mediterranean Sea near the Italian Genoa).
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