If you are looking for a great day trip, there are many fun things to do in Silver Springs, Florida! Silver Springs is in north central Florida, conveniently located less than 1.5 hours from Crystal ...

This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network – Florida takes readers around the state to highlight some of our most interesting attractions. SILVER SPRINGS — ...

Before Walt Disney was even a twinkle in his father’s eye, Silver Springs was offering Florida natives and visitors one of the first — and now oldest — attractions in the state. Glass bottom boat ...

A glass-bottom boat pulls into dock at Silver Springs State Park. Photo Credit: Clifford Alejos As our glass-bottom boat pulled away from the dock and into the translucent waters of Silver Springs, ...

In the days before mega-theme parks and interstate travel, my two brothers and I would pick up stacks of brochures at visitor centers and motels and beg my parents to visit places like Silver Springs, ...

What’s silver about Silver Springs? You have to see it yourself. These springs just east of Ocala, famed for more than a century for their glass-bottom boats, have waters so clear that sunlight ...

The boat, nearing completion at St. Johns Ship Building, features a flat deck, ample aisles, convenient access and inch-thick windows on the spring-fed waters. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tourists have been coming to Florida for a long time, going back at least as far as Ponce de Leon looking for the Fountain of Youth. But the Sunshine State didn’t really become a ...

Tourists have been coming to Florida for a long time, going back at least as far as Ponce de Leon looking for the Fountain of Youth. But the Sunshine State didn’t really become a tourist destination ...