If you want to get away from the tourists, consider visiting some sites that are integral to Florida history. Your vacation in Florida must include Key West and the Hemingway House, Edison and Ford’s sprawling homes in Ft. Myers, railroad tycoon Henry Flagler’s home and the Morikami Gardens in Palm Beach, the Ringling Museum of Art and the miniature circus in Sarasota, militaristic monuments in Pensacola, and Apalachicola in the Panhandle.
Original text: Historical Places in Florida - History and Culture in the Sunshine State