I've been to all 50 states. If I had just one day in Florida, here's how I'd spend it.

Aug 01, 2026 07:12 PM - 1 day ago 86

Emily, wearing a pinkish swimsuit and a towel wrapped astir her waist, sits connected a level surrounded by turquoise water.

If I had 1 agelong time to walk successful Florida, location are a fewer things that would decidedly beryllium connected my itinerary. Emily Hart

After visiting each 50 states, I've recovered beauty successful each of them.

But aft much than a twelve visits, Florida really stands retired to maine — acknowledgment to its beautiful beaches, turquoise waters, and unsocial taste influences.

The state, which is besides location to 3 major nationalist parks, is simply a awesome spot to walk a vacation, a weekend, aliases moreover conscionable a agelong day.

Here's really I'd walk a summertime time successful Florida.

First, I'd watch the sunrise connected a formation successful aliases adjacent Miami.

Emily stands connected a beach, looking retired astatine the h2o astatine sunrise.

Whenever I'm successful Florida, I emotion catching the sunrise. Emily Hart

In my opinion, there's thing rather for illustration an East Coast beach astatine sunrise. So, to commencement my day, I'd caput to 1 successful aliases adjacent Miami to drawback a vibrant show of pinkish and orangish hues.

Plus, it's a awesome clip to bask the formation while the temperatures are little and location aren't arsenic galore group around.

Next, I'd thrust to the Homestead Entrance astatine Everglades National Park.

Emily stands connected a woody walkway surrounded by marsh and lily pads successful Everglades National Park.

Everglades National Park is 1 of the astir unsocial places I've visited. Emily Hart

I emotion spending clip outdoors, truthful aft catching the sunrise and grabbing coffee, I'd thrust a small complete an hr from Miami to the Homestead entranceway position astatine Everglades National Park.

I'd walk a fewer hours hiking the short Anhinga Trail to spot alligators and different wildlife, and extremity astatine the Pa-hay-okee Overlook for beautiful Everglades views.

After enjoying the park, I'd extremity for a dainty astatine the Robert Is Here consequence stand.

Emily holds a pinkish smoothie successful beforehand of stands of fruit.

I emotion grabbing a smoothie astatine the Robert Is Here consequence stand. Emily Hart

After visiting Everglades National Park, I'd thrust backmost eastbound astir 8 miles to the historical Robert Is Here consequence stand.

The family-owned and operated guidelines has been trading exotic fruits and vegetables since 1959, and has now go a tourer attraction pinch an animal farm, picnic areas, play areas, and milkshakes.

Whenever I'm successful the area, I emotion stopping by for a consequence smoothie and to browse the stand's offerings.

From there, I'd thrust the Overseas Highway, stopping for luncheon on the way.

An aerial position of the Overseas Highway, which is surrounded by turquoise water.

The Overseas Highway stretches 113 miles from commencement to finish. Tony Shi Photography/Getty Images

From there, I'd thrust toward the historical Overseas Highway (US Route 1) and travel it each the measurement to Key West.

In my opinion, this 113-mile roadworthy is 1 of the astir — if not the astir — beautiful and scenic successful the US, pinch 42 bridges (including the iconic Seven Mile Bridge) spanning the route.

Along the drive, I'd extremity astatine the Hungry Tarpon astatine Robbie's Marina successful Islamorada for a precocious seafood luncheon pinch gorgeous views.

After lunch, I'd thrust to Key West and research the downtown area.

Shops connected Duval Street successful Key West, Florida.

Duval Street is simply a awesome spot to locomotion around. krblokhin/Getty Images

At the extremity of the Overseas Highway sits 1 of the astir unsocial places I've been to — Key West. There's nary shortage of awesome food, drink, and spectacle passim the quirky city.

I emotion stepping Duval Street, which is location to historical bars and restaurants, unsocial boutiques, and awesome nightlife.

Whenever I person time, I besides bask visiting the Hemingway Home and Museum — Ernest Hemingway's erstwhile residence successful Key West — and the Truman Little White House, which served arsenic the "winter White House" for President Harry S. Truman.

I'd extremity the time watching the sunset successful Key West.

A sailboat successful the h2o astatine sunset.

In my opinion, there's thing for illustration a Key West sunset. Emily Hart

After a agelong day, I for illustration to watch the sunset from Key West astatine the celebrated nightly Mallory Square Sunset Celebration. Here, thoroughfare vendors, artists, and musicians travel together to observe the sunset pinch visitors.

Or, for a much elevated experience, I'd hop connected a sunset cruise astir Key West pinch music, food, drinks, and a awesome view.

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Emily Hart

Emily is simply a contented creator, writer, teacher, painter, yogi, and solo explorer based successful Colorado. She has visited 59 awesome US National Parks and each 50 US states solo. You tin travel Emily connected Instagram @emilyventures.  

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