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Browse more guides: United States travel | North America destinations Best Traditional American Florida Miami South Beach Art Deco 1979 Wynwood Walls 2009 Vizcaya 1916 Coral Gables 1925 Everglades UNESCO 1979 and Southern Florida Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR American Southern Florida - USA's Miami + 6.2 million metro - preserves the most-significant South Beach, Wynwood, Vizcaya, Coral Gables, and Everglades heritage and the renowned Art Deco. Major destinations: Miami South Beach Art Deco Historic District 1979 designated + 1920s + 800 buildings world's largest Art Deco concentration and Ocean Drive Collins Avenue + 23 blocks , Wynwood Walls 2009 + Tony Goldman and outdoor mural museum + 50,000 sq ft and free , Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 1916 + 70 rooms + 10 acres gardens and James Deering Renaissance villa Italian-style , Coral Gables 1925 + George Merrick and Biltmore Hotel 1926 + Venetian Pool world's largest freshwater swimming pool and Coral Gables Mediterra...

Browse more guides: United States travel | Americas destinations Best Tourist Spots to Visit in Florida, USA Last updated: April 2026 · 12 min read Florida isn't one destination , it's four. South Florida (Miami, the Keys, Everglades) feels Caribbean. Central Florida (Disney, Universal, Tampa/St Pete) is theme parks plus Gulf-coast cities. The Panhandle (Pensacola, 30A, Destin) is closer to Alabama than to South Beach in both miles and mood, and the Northeast (St Augustine, Jacksonville, Amelia Island) is colonial Spanish history and Atlantic dunes. Pick one or two regions per trip; trying to do all four in a week is how vacations die on I-75. TL;DR: Top five spots , Walt Disney World (4 days), Miami, South Beach, and Wynwood (3 days), Florida Keys to Key West (3 days), St Augustine (2 days), 30A Panhandle (3 days). Best months: mid-February to mid-April, and September to early November (shoulder weeks). Worst: August , peak hurricane risk plus 95°F heat indexes that ru...