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Ultimate Bucket List Ideas for Florida

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Florida Bucket List

Our bucket list ideas for Florida will take you on a journey to one place in the world that claims ‘to have it all’. Where travellers of all styles will hit the pillow each night exhausted from the attractions on offer. Florida is one of these places though the Sunshine State doesn’t just claim to have a lot to do, it really does have a lot to do.

Famous as the home of Walt Disney World and a portfolio of other theme parks, Florida is a state where a bucket list keeps on growing as new corners are discovered. Even if getting your heart pumping on one of the fastest rides in the world isn’t your cup of tea there is boundless shopping, fascinating museums, beautiful landscapes, famous golf courses and sandy beaches just waiting to be ticked off your Florida bucket list. Time to get started before it grows again.

  1. Drive along the Overseas Highway across the Florida Keys

  2. Explore the caves of Florida Caverns State Park

  3. Wander round Florida’s oldest city, St. Augustine.

  4. Dip your toes into the Gulf of Mexico

  5. Visit Torreya State Park and admire its rare namesake tree

  6. See a manatee in the wild (they can be found in shallow, slow-moving waters)

  7. Take a dip in the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables, the country’s largest freshwater pool

  8. Walk through the streets of Naples, one of the wealthiest cities in America (you might just spot one of its famous resident)

  9. Take the car out to Spook Hill and watch it roll backwards, but uphill

  10. Marvel at the largest Salvador Dali collection outside Europe at The Dali Museum in St Petersburg

  11. Watch mermaids perform at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

  12. Book yourself onto a boat tour in Clearwater, one of the best places in Florida to spot bottlenosed dolphins

  13. Sit in the rocket simulator at the Kennedy Space Centre

  14. Safari in the Disney Animal Kingdom

  15. Take a boat through the Ten Thousand Islands

  16. Watch the development of a Disney animated film at Disney Hollywood Studios (and ride the Hollywood Tower of Terror)

  17. Make an expensive over-the-top purchase on Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue

  18. Learn more about Florida’s Gulf Coast at the South Florida Museum in Bradenton

  19. Mingle with foodies (and top chefs) at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival

  20. Tee off for a round of golf (we struggled to pick just one course for this bucket list, as Florida is home to dozens of world class courses)

  21. Go on an Art Deco walking tour of Miami

  22. Spot alligators at Gatorland in Kissimmee

  23. Get wet on Summit Plummet

  24. Celebrate the sunset on Pier 60 in Clearwater at their nightly festival

  25. Have breakfast with a Disney character at one of their resort hotels

  26. Shop in Aventura Mall, the largest mall in Florida and the third largest in the USA

  27. Board a cruise in Fort Lauderdale, one of the world’s busiest cruise terminals

  28. Get hands-on with science at the Wonderworks Museum

  29. Stroll down International Drive in the evening and see it slowly light up

  30. Sip a butterbeer at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

  31. Eat in several countries in one day at Epcot

  32. Stand at the front of the Magic Kingdom and gaze up at Cinderella’s Castle