Tag: floridasprings
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Devil’s Spring System (Ginnie Springs)

The Devil’s Spring System may be the state’s most hidden gem. Hidden in plain sight. Thousands of alcohol-induced locals and college students float by this large spring system weekly, losing GoPros, sandals, and cigarette lighters along the way as they jam out to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Perhaps distracted by the ever-smaller bikini tops and freshly-swole biceps,…
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Silver Glen

Water is life. Without it, there wouldn’t be anything on Earth worth talking about. You yourself are mostly made up of water, and you spent the first nine months of your life in a pool of it. At Silver Glen Spring in Florida, the beauty of this natural pool, in a strange way, makes you…
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Homosassa

If you are a Floridian needing to witness an African hippo bowel movement in person, please consider a visit to the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State park, in Homosassa Florida. The oldest living hippopotamus in the United States is a plump old boy, 59 years young, named Lucifer. He prefers to be called Lu. After a…
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Ichetucknee

The two major swimming holes at Ichetucknee Springs State Park – the Blue Hole and Ichetucknee Spring – are masterpieces of springs, evidently designed with extra care by God herself. The Blue Hole is one of nine named springs of the Ichetucknee River, and the only one with First Magnitude status on its own accord.…