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Overview of Florida (Florida (FL))
Florida (Florida (FL)) features major hubs at Miami, Orlando & Tampa. Key sights, National & State Parks, and travel highlights across the state include Miami South Beach Art Deco, Everglades & Dry Tortugas National Parks, Florida Keys Overseas Highway, Orlando Theme Parks, Kennedy Space Center & St. Augustine.
State / DistrictFlorida (Florida (FL))
Major Cities & CapitalMiami, Orlando & Tampa
Indexed Cities & Towns645
Primary Airport & Rail HubMIA, MCO, FLL & TPA Airports + Brightline High-Speed Rail (Miami–Orlando)
How to get to Florida
Miami (MIA), Orlando (MCO), Tampa (TPA); Brightline high-speed trains linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach & Orlando. Use our Amtrak & USA Rail Pass Calculator ($) and $80 National Parks Pass Calculator to plan your route.
Signature local food in Florida
When visiting cities and towns across Florida, look out for these regional American specialties at classic diners, smokehouses, seafood shacks, and farmers markets:
- Key West pink shrimp & Florida stone crab claws
- Authentic Cuban sandwich & ropa vieja
- Authentic Key lime pie with graham cracker crust
- Grouper sandwich & conch fritters
- Fresh Florida Valencia orange juice & Mojitos
Best time to visit Florida
Best time to visit Florida: Nov–May.
Featured cities & towns in Florida (75 featured · 645 total)
Click any city below for its individual travel guide, county & elevation facts, nearest airport/Amtrak station, regional food specialties, and neighboring towns:
| City / Town | County & Type | Population | Elevation | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | US City | 1,009,833 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Miami Miami, FL | US City | 487,014 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → · Flagship guide |
| Tampa Tampa, FL | US City | 414,547 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Orlando Orlando, FL | US City | 334,854 | 30 m (98 ft) | City guide → |
| St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FL | US City | 257,083 | 13 m (43 ft) | City guide → |
| Hialeah Hialeah, FL | US City | 237,069 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Tallahassee Tallahassee, FL | US City | 201,731 | 62 m (203 ft) | City guide → |
| Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL | US City | 183,146 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Cape Coral Cape Coral, FL | US City | 175,229 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines, FL | US City | 166,611 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie, FL | US City | 164,603 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Hollywood Hollywood, FL | US City | 149,728 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Gainesville Gainesville, FL | US City | 145,214 | 54 m (177 ft) | City guide → |
| Miramar Miramar, FL | US City | 137,132 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL | US City | 129,485 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL | US City | 120,932 | 4 m (13 ft) | City guide → |
| Palm Bay Palm Bay, FL | US City | 119,760 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Clearwater Clearwater, FL | US City | 117,292 | 9 m (30 ft) | City guide → |
| Miami Gardens Miami Gardens, FL | US City | 113,187 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Pompano Beach Pompano Beach, FL | US City | 107,762 | 4 m (13 ft) | City guide → |
| Lakeland Lakeland, FL | US City | 104,401 | 60 m (197 ft) | City guide → |
| Brandon Brandon, FL | US City | 103,483 | 14 m (46 ft) | City guide → |
| Davie Davie, FL | US City | 100,882 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Spring Hill Spring Hill, FL | US City | 98,621 | 14 m (46 ft) | City guide → |
| Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL | US City | 93,235 | 4 m (13 ft) | City guide → |
| Plantation Plantation, FL | US City | 92,560 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Miami Beach Miami Beach, FL | US City | 92,312 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Deltona Deltona, FL | US City | 88,474 | 9 m (30 ft) | City guide → |
| Lehigh Acres Lehigh Acres, FL | US City | 86,784 | 6 m (20 ft) | City guide → |
| Melbourne Melbourne, FL | US City | 84,678 | 6 m (20 ft) | City guide → |
| Sunrise Sunrise, FL | US City | 84,439 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL | US City | 82,893 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Largo Largo, FL | US City | 81,000 | 10 m (33 ft) | City guide → |
| Homestead Homestead, FL | US City | 80,737 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Kendall Kendall, FL | US City | 80,241 | 4 m (13 ft) | City guide → |
| Deerfield Beach Deerfield Beach, FL | US City | 79,768 | 4 m (13 ft) | City guide → |
| Town 'n' Country Town 'n' Country, FL | US City | 78,442 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Alafaya Alafaya, FL | US City | 78,113 | 24 m (79 ft) | City guide → |
| Doral Doral, FL | US City | 75,874 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL | US City | 74,013 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, FL | US City | 73,966 | 6 m (20 ft) | City guide → |
| Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL | US City | 72,647 | 4 m (13 ft) | City guide → |
| Lauderhill Lauderhill, FL | US City | 71,579 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Riverview Riverview, FL | US City | 71,050 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Weston Weston, FL | US City | 69,959 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Kissimmee Kissimmee, FL | US City | 69,152 | 20 m (66 ft) | City guide → |
| Delray Beach Delray Beach, FL | US City | 66,255 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Tamarac Tamarac, FL | US City | 64,681 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Carol City Carol City, FL | US City | 63,031 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Jupiter Jupiter, FL | US City | 62,707 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Wellington Wellington, FL | US City | 62,560 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| North Miami North Miami, FL | US City | 62,435 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| North Port North Port, FL | US City | 62,345 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Pine Hills Pine Hills, FL | US City | 60,076 | 35 m (115 ft) | City guide → |
| Port Orange Port Orange, FL | US City | 59,866 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Fountainebleau Fountainebleau, FL | US City | 59,764 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, FL | US City | 59,302 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Ocala Ocala, FL | US City | 58,218 | 21 m (69 ft) | City guide → |
| Sanford Sanford, FL | US City | 58,111 | 9 m (30 ft) | City guide → |
| Palm Harbor Palm Harbor, FL | US City | 57,439 | 15 m (49 ft) | City guide → |
| Margate Margate, FL | US City | 57,234 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Kendale Lakes Kendale Lakes, FL | US City | 56,148 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Tamiami Tamiami, FL | US City | 55,271 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Sarasota Sarasota, FL | US City | 55,118 | 7 m (23 ft) | City guide → |
| Bradenton Bradenton, FL | US City | 54,437 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL | US City | 54,392 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Allapattah Allapattah, FL | US City | 54,289 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| East Pensacola Heights East Pensacola Heights, FL | US City | 54,104 | 14 m (46 ft) | City guide → |
| Pensacola Pensacola, FL | US City | 53,724 | 31 m (102 ft) | City guide → |
| Key West Key West, FL | US City | 25,755 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → · Flagship guide |
| Keystone Keystone, FL | US City | 24,039 | 12 m (39 ft) | City guide → |
| Palm Springs Palm Springs, FL | US City | 22,341 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Islamorada Islamorada, FL | US City | 7,131 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Lake Placid Lake Placid, FL | US City | 2,164 | 20 m (66 ft) | City guide → |
| Cody Cody, FL | US City | 0 | 10 m (33 ft) | City guide → |