off the beaten path
25 Best Natural Things to Do in Columbia County
Columbia County is rural and filled with natural freshwater springs, rivers, and friendly people. Lake City, once called Alligator, is the county seat and was the first home of the University of Florida—bet you didn’t know that! Fort White is the other large town in Columbia County. At this point, I’m starting to feel like …
Visit Steinhatchee Falls–Hardly Niagara, But Still a Place of Beauty and Serenity
From: Seenorthflorida.com Steinhatchee Falls is a great place to picnic or enjoy a quiet moment watching the river cascade over the falls. The three-foot waterfall is formed by a limerock outcropping in the river which extends north of the falls and, historically, served as a crossing point for Native Americans and settlers in the 1800’s. …
Pretend You’re Elvis–On Levy County’s “Follow That Dream” Parkway
The sleepy little town of Yankeetown was re-awakened in 1961 when Elvis Presley arrived to film segments of the movie, “Follow That Dream”. Yankeetown is located on the Levy County, FL coast, just west of Inglis and US19/98. It’s a quick trip on Hwy 40 through Inglis and into the heart of Yankeetown, where several …
Drive Florida’s Dixie Mainline–Hardly A Road To Nowhere!
If you’re driving from the Dixie County Big Bend coastal community of Suwannee to Horseshoe Beach (or vice-versa), you have two options. The first involves traveling at least a 20-mile trip back to US19/98, heading to either Cross City or Old Town and then another 20-plus miles to your destination. The other is a simple, …