A collection of the best Florida travel stories featured in The Statesider
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Florida Travel Stories
Rock Bottom: An attack on the US Capitol. An attack on…a manatee? A beautiful rumination on the underwater world of Florida and what it means to sink as low as you can possibly go. Sabrina Imbler, Sierra Magazine
Owl in the Family: In a small island town in Florida, burrowing owls are important, highly visible parts of the community. Scott Weidensaul, Audubon
Art Finds: Now that’s a trunk sale. Unable to get gallery representation, these African-Americans sold original artwork out of their cars up and down the Treasure Coast. Tim Walters, Florida Today
Disappearing Florida: What happens when the places we love from childhood start to disappear? Returning to a Florida facing the realities of a changing climate. Rahawa Haile, Afar
The Joy of Cooking Naked: But can we at least wear a lobster bib? Priya Krishna, New York Times
St. Petersburg: The Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival is back, and for some reason we’re not at it. Alexandria Jones, Creative Loafing
All Hail the Generic Chain Hotel: “Open Google Maps, find a place that is not a place but, rather, on the way to other places, and select the blandest hotel you can find. Then go and sit in it for four days. I swear to God, it’s better than six months in Bali.” Emma Brockes, The Guardian
Churro Time: It’s winter in Miami, when the residents seek refuge from the temperatures that drop all the way down to the 50s. One key survival strategy: hot churros. Greg Allen, NPR The Salt
Cassadaga: The medium is the message in this Florida town populated with spiritualists. Terry Ward, Afar
No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition…in Miami: Cache of Crypto-Jewish recipes dating to Inquisition found in Miami kitchen. Renee Ghert-Zand, Times of Israel
Florida Magic: Finding the real source of magic at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Frank Bures, Minneapolis StarTribune
Huh: Florida vacation home invaded by vomiting vultures, Associated Press
Meanwhile, in Florida: Hard Rock thinks the world needs a hotel shaped like a ginormous electric guitar. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Florida (again): It’s alligators all the way down. Alligator Spotted on Alligator Pool Float at Miami Airbnb. Jessica Lipscomb, Miami New Times
Miami: Make sure that second home is on the third floor, at the very least. Sarah Miller, Popula