There's tourist Florida, and there's the Florida locals keep for themselves. This guide is the second one. We're Vacation Florida — a Tampa-based crew of Florida locals with 70,000+ followers who've spent years covering the difference between the brochure version of this state and the real one. Inside are only the spots we'd send a friend to: the beaches without the crowds, the restaurants with no website, the springs the tour buses skip, and the towns most visitors drive past without knowing what they missed. And unlike every other guide, we'll also tell you what to SKIP — and exactly what to do instead. That's the part nobody publishes. Built region by region: Tampa Bay, the Gulf Coast, the Panhandle, St. Augustine and the northeast, the springs around Orlando, Miami's local side, and the Keys. New spots added every week — once you're in, every update is yours for life. You deserve the real Florida. This is where it is.