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Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic Site - Bunnel, Florida
Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic Site - Bunnel, Florida
1821 was the year that Major Charles Wilhelm Bulow acquired 4,675 areas of wilderness in the Florida territory. This land bordered a tidal creek and would later bear his name. He died in 1823 but prior to that he had used slave labor to clear 2,000 acres and plant sugar cane, cotton, rice and indigo.
Upon his death the son, John Bulow, returned from school in Paris and took over running the plantation. He actually did a good job of running the plantation while he lived there, up until the Second Seminole War in January 1836 when the plantation was burned and the crops burned too. The plantation never recovered and "young" Bulow died later that year in Paris. Read more
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden - Winter Park, Florida
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden - Winter Park, Florida
Internationally known sculptor, Albin Plaskek, began his foundation in 1961 to display some of his many works of art. There are currently 200 works of his art on display at the museum and garden in the simplistic style he preferred.
The history of Albin Plasek is truly the story of dedication to his art. He worked in stone, bronze, plaster, wood and painting although his legacy is left in the sculptures he created. He was born in 1879 in Frenstat, Morovia (now the Czech Republic) and immigrated to the US in 1901. He studied art at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under mentor Charles Grafly. While a student he produced "Man Carving His Own Destiny" (1907) and "The Eternal Moment" (1909) which are two of his earliest and most acclaimed works. Read more
Surfing - Small Wave Capital of the World - Cocoa Beach, Florida
Surfing - Small Wave Capital of the World - Cocoa Beach, Florida
Cocoa Beach is the Small Wave Capital of the World and is one of the best surfing areas along the East Coast of Florida. Being situated on a barrier island it is only six miles long and one mile wide (less in some places) and yet is great for surfing. If you are a surfer and want to have a great time you will want to come to Cocoa Beach. Read more
Daytona 500 Experience - Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona 500 Experience - Daytona Beach, Florida
You can have a real Daytona 500 experience at the Daytona International Speedway with a tour, "NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience", and "Daytona 500: The Movie," Acceleration Alley and Daytona Dream Laps simulator rides, a 16-second pit stop challenge, a historic tour of racing in Daytona and the new ARCA driver development program - race simulators. What a way to spend a day!! Read more
Daytona 500 NASCAR Race - Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona 500 NASCAR Race - Daytona Beach, Florida
The roar of the engines, the hype of the crowd, the attention of all NASCAR fans all combine to bring the Daytona 500 the attention that brings thousands of people from all over the world to watch these excellent drivers and their precision cars race for the checkered flag.
The race is NASCAR’s signature event that kids off the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. With over 50 years of racing under its belt the city of Daytona Beach knows how to put on a party as well as race great cars. Read more
Air Force Space and Missile Museum - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
The Air Force Space and Missile Museum Preserves the Legacy of Early Space Travel. The Air Force Space and Missile Museum is located at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It has preserved the legacy of early space flight and has an outdoor rocket garden displaying vintage rockets and missiles from the early days of space flight. From experimental missiles to replicas of the Mercury and Gemini manned spaced missions, this museum explores the painstaking process of space travel from the development of the earliest missiles for use in warfare to the actual launch pads and white rooms where Alan Shepard and Virgil Grissom prepared for their historic flights into space. Read more
Florida Beach Budget Vacation Ideas
Florida Beach Budget Vacation Ideas
Florida Beach is one of the most well loved vacation spots in the United States. If you think going here would cost you a fortune, then you are wrong! Why?—because you can still have a superb vacation here even if you’re on a tight budget! Read more
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