Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
Issue link: http://read.dreamscapes.ca/i/889690
W ith more than four million Canadian visitors each year, Florida is clearly the place to vacation! Expand your taste buds with famous delicacies cooked by top chefs, explore off-the-beaten-path adventures and bring your fantasies to life by taking off to the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's primary launch centre of human space- flight. Florida is a diverse destination with something for every taste and background! The state's official nickname, the Sunshine State, reflects its tropical climate and abundant sunlight making it a picturesque oasis. Florida beaches are top of mind for many travellers and it is true that no matter where you are in Florida, you are never more than 60 miles from the ocean. But there is more to Florida than its breathtaking beaches and it's time Canadians explored some of the hidden gems within the Sunshine State! When it comes to vacationing in Florida, planning the trip is half the fun. With VISIT FLORIDA's newly launched website, trip planning is a breeze. The easy-to-use tools, such as Florida's Attraction Finder, Beach Finder and Event Finder, will help you to bring your vacation to life. There's more to Florida than meets the eye and the Florida Events Finder has all the internationally famous and well-kept secrets to satisfy every traveller. The Florida Events Finder allows you to explore must-see events by seasonality, month or year-round. Watch as world-renowned music, art, food and wine festivals come to life before your eyes. The Florida Attractions Finder is an interactive vacation- planning tool that allows you to virtually experience your Florida thrills from a front-row seat. Point-of-view videos send you careening and diving on the newest roller coasters, zip lining over alligators and skimming the Everglades aboard an airboat. The Florida Attractions Finder puts the power of dis- covery in your hands by enabling you to set your vacation preferences: from thrill to chill, popular to hidden gem, high- tech to natural and days to hours. Florida's Beach Finder allows you to virtually walk hundreds of miles of Sunshine State beaches with immersive street-view imagery in Google Maps—all in 360-degree panorama. Tune your preferences to action-packed, secluded or something in between to best match your desires. Home to beautiful beaches, exhilarating theme parks and amazing sports teams, there is something for everyone in Florida! For more information on planning your sunny get- away, go to VISITFLORIDA.com. A D V E R T O R I A L SPOTLIGHT ON FLORIDA Blowing Rocks Preserve on Jupiter Island.(VISIT FLORIDA) Shoppers in Florida. (Kiko Ricote/VISIT FLORIDA) Kayaking. (Peter W. Cross and Patrick Farrell/VISIT FLORIDA)