Kick-It Picks Things to Do in Florida
The stops worth the drive — and the truth about the ones that aren't.
Everyone's been to Florida. Almost nobody has seen it — they did Orlando, got sunburned, and called it done. That's about five percent of the state. These are the picks from the other ninety-five: the manatee springs, the River of Grass, Cuban Miami, the Old Florida fish camps, and the road that runs out of country at Key West.
Regions: Panhandle · North · Central · Gulf Coast · South · The Keys
Everything below is a Kick-It Pick — the entries we’d grab you by the collar for. Each one is pulled from Kick the Bucket List: Florida, our 120-stop field guide, and each carries a blunt Bucket Rating so you know what’s non-negotiable and what to skip. Want the whole thing as one map? Every pick in the book is pinned at the Florida map. Prices and hours drift; we stamp every page with the date we checked it and fix what changes.
The Big Ten
Ride the River of Grass
Non-negotiableDo Disney Once, Properly
Non-negotiableWatch a Rocket Leave the Planet
Non-negotiableDrive to the End of the Country
Non-negotiableStand in the Oldest City in America
Non-negotiableThe Great Outdoors
Oddities
Eats
Crack Stone Crab at the Original
Non-negotiableOrder at the Ventanita
Non-negotiableEat in Florida's Oldest Restaurant
Non-negotiableTake a Boat to Dinner
Non-negotiableEat the Pie That's Actually Yellow
Non-negotiableTake a Cuban Coffee at the Window
Non-negotiableOrder a Pub Sub
If you've got the dayRoad Trips
Small Towns
Month by Month
Get all 120 in Kick the Bucket List: Florida
These are the marquee Kick-It Picks. The book has 120 — adventures, eats, road trips, and the small towns worth the detour — each with a checkbox, a date line, and a Bucket Rating. Fill it in. Score yourself.
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