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<h1 style="text-align: center"><u>FLORIDA BACK ROADS TRAVEL<br/> OFF THE BEATEN PATH</u><br/></h1>
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<p>The rapid population growth and unchecked development of the past half century have left us long time Floridians saddened for the Florida we have lost. </p>
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<p>Our state seems to be changing faster every year. We remember the way it was and wish it were still the same.  Since that can never be, we created this website to help you find off the beaten path places that still have that “Old Florida” feeling. </p>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/freedom-tower-miami.html">Freedom Tower Miami: Florida Beacon of Hope and History</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-18T10:45:36-0400">Sep 18, 25 10:45 AM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/freedom-tower-miami.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 224.785714285714'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/FreedomTower4.jpg/default.webp" alt="Freedom Tower 4" style="width:150px;height:224.785714285714px" width="150" height="224.785714285714"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">The 17 story Freedom Tower in Miami is an iconic building that has profound meaning for millions of Americans. It is on Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/freedom-tower-miami.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/flagler-beach-florida.html">Flagler Beach: The Way Florida Used To Be</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-17T09:15:48-0400">Sep 17, 25 09:15 AM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/flagler-beach-florida.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 98.0565371024735'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/20130601FlaglerBeachPierPostcard.jpg/default.webp" alt="20130601 Flagler Beach Pier Postcard" style="width:150px;height:98.0565371024735px" width="150" height="98.0565371024735"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">Flagler Beach is a small town on the ocean between St. Augustine Beach and Ormond Beach. It has a very long sandy beach with no high rises.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/flagler-beach-florida.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/museum-of-the-islands.html">Museum of the Islands</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-16T11:41:59-0400">Sep 16, 25 11:41 AM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/museum-of-the-islands.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 84.5'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/MuseumOfTheIslands.jpg/default.webp" alt="Museum of the Islands" style="width:150px;height:84.5px" width="150" height="84.5"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">Museum of the Islands is in Bokeelia on Pine Island, Florida. It preserves the history of Pine Island and nearby keys.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/museum-of-the-islands.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/ann-norton-sculpture-gardens.html">Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-16T11:38:38-0400">Sep 16, 25 11:38 AM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/ann-norton-sculpture-gardens.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 100'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/SevenBeings.jpg/default.webp" alt=""Seven Beings" by Ann Weaver Norton" style="width:150px;height:100px" width="150" height="100"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is a two-acre site in West Palm Beach, Florida. It features monumental sculptures by Ann Weaver Norton.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/ann-norton-sculpture-gardens.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/siesta-key-florida.html">Siesta Key, Florida - Beautiful White Sand Beaches on the Gulf</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-16T09:33:20-0400">Sep 16, 25 09:33 AM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/siesta-key-florida.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 99.5625'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/SiestaKeyStickneyPointBridgePostczrd.jpg/default.webp" alt="siestakeystickneypointbridgepostczrd.jpg" style="width:150px;height:99.5625px" width="150" height="99.5625"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">Siesta Key, Florida has four separate communities, all on the eight mile long barrier island. It has some of the most beautiful beaches in Florida.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/siesta-key-florida.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/lake-kissimmee-state-park.html">Lake Kissimmee State Park</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-15T18:45:51-0400">Sep 15, 25 06:45 PM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/lake-kissimmee-state-park.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 103.448275862069'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/LakeKissimmee.jpg/default.webp" alt="Paddling at Lake Kissimmee State Park" style="width:150px;height:103.448275862069px" width="150" height="103.448275862069"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">Lake Kissimmee State Park covers 5,930 acres near Lake Wales, Florida. It sits on the shores of Lakes Kissimmee, Tiger, and Rosalie.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/lake-kissimmee-state-park.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/gamble-plantation-historic-state-park.html">Gamble Plantation Historic State Park</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-15T18:41:54-0400">Sep 15, 25 06:41 PM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/gamble-plantation-historic-state-park.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 84.375'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/GamblePlantation.jpg/default.webp" alt="Gamble Plantation" style="width:150px;height:84.375px" width="150" height="84.375"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">Gamble Plantation Historic State Park, located in Ellenton, Florida, preserves an antebellum mansion and grounds.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/gamble-plantation-historic-state-park.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/cortez-florida.html">Cortez, Florida | Historic Gulf Coast Fishing Village</a></h3><p class="WhatsNew-time"><abbr title="2025-09-15T09:54:23-0400">Sep 15, 25 09:54 AM</abbr></p><div class="blogItThumbnail"><a href="https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/cortez-florida.html"><img class="blogItThumbnail ss-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 150 97.2'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="/image-thumbnails/20121101CortezPostCard.jpg/default.webp" alt="20121101 Cortez Postcard" style="width:150px;height:97.2px" width="150" height="97.2"></a></div><div class="WhatsNew-content">Cortez, Florida is a working fishing village with some great restaurants and an interesting museum.</div><p class="WhatsNew-more"><a href="/cortez-florida.html">Read More</a></p></li>
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