During the 1840s, tensions between the settlers and Seminole Indians prompted authorities to establish a trading post in Florida?s interior, away from settlements. Built in early 1849, the...

One of Florida?s oldest parks, opening to the public in 1931, this park was established when local citizens came together to promote the hammock as a candidate for national park status. During...

In 1836, Indian Key became the first county seat for Dade County. At that time, this tiny island was the site of a lucrative business-salvaging cargo from shipwrecks in the Florida Keys. Accessible...