Grapefruit League- Joker Marchant Stadium- Detroit Tigers

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...

Grapefruit League- Ed Smith Stadium- Baltimore Orioles

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...

Grapefruit League- Jet Blue Park- Boston Red Sox

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...

Grapefruit League- Champion Stadium- Atlanta Braves

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...

San Marcos De Apalache

A half-hour south of Tallahassee at St. Marks, San Marcos de Apalache is a National Historic Landmark with origins dating back to 1528, when an expedition led by Spanish conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez arrived in the area. Spain later chose ...

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS, AUTHOR OF THE AMERICAN LITERARY CLASSIC THE YEARLING, FOR WHICH SHE WON THE PULITZER PRIZE, MOVED TO A RURAL FARMHOUSE AT CROSS CREEK, FLORIDA, IN 1928 AND LIVED THERE FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. THE CRACKER-STYLE ...

St. Marks Lighthouse

Despite the ravages of hurricanes and wars, the St. Marks Lighthouse still shines as a navigational beacon. The original poorly-constructed lighthouse, built in 1829, was replaced by a brick tower in 1831.

The lighthouse keeper feared for his safety during ...

Florida Caverns State Park

THIS SUMMER, AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES, WHY NOT CHECK OUT AN UNDERGROUND SPOT THAT’S BOUND TO STAY COOL? INSIDE THE CAVE AT THE FLORIDA CAVERNS STATE PARK, THE TEMPERATURE’S ALWAYS ABOUT 65 DEGREES.

IN ADDITION TO GUIDED CAVE TOURS, THE ...

Grapefruit League- Plant Field, Tampa

Hearing an umpire call “play ball!” is nothing new in Florida. Major league spring training began here in 1888, when the Washington Statesmen (later the Washington Senators) visited Jacksonville to play a series of pre-season exhibition games.

Florida became a popular ...

The Grove

Standing atop one of the highest points in Tallahassee, the Call-Collins Mansion at The Grove was constructed in the Greek Revival style, around 1836, by Richard Keith Call, two-time Florida Territorial Governor and an ardent Unionist who openly and strongly ...