The Northeast

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t St. Augustine’s stunning town square, illuminated at night

Experience The Northeast

Florida's recorded history begins here on the aptly named First Coast. Juan Ponce de León first stepped ashore here in 1513, and Spanish colonists established St. Augustine, now a well-preserved town guarded by the mighty San Marcos fortress. The Northeast also saw the first influx of pioneers and tourists during the 19th-century steamboat era, and in the 1880s Henry Flagler’s railroad opened up the east coast to wealthy visitors who flocked to his grand hotels in St. Augustine and Ormond Beach. Broad, sandy beaches flank the popular resort of Daytona, which has been synonymous with car racing ever since the likes of Henry Ford and Louis Chevrolet raced automobiles on the beach during their winter vacations.

Venturing inland, west of the St. Johns River, is the wooded expanse of the Ocala National Forest; the woods then thin out to reveal the rolling pastures of Marion County’s billion-dollar thoroughbred horse industry. Nearby, charming country towns and villages such as Micanopy have been virtually untouched by the 20th century.

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