A Trip Across Northern Florida

Many Southerners consider northern Florida to be truly a part of the region, and a road trip along its shores can give you a taste of old Floridian charm. Consider the following car travel tips for a tour that starts in Tallahassee and ends in Silver Springs.

The oft-overlooked capital city, Tallahassee is home to the Old Capitol with unique candy-striped awnings and the Museum of Florida History, which boasts a wide variety of interesting items from a mastodon skeleton to colonial-era Spanish treasures.

Take Route 61 to Walluka Springs State Park, a landmark that features a spring with purported youth preserving qualities. Further down the Walluka River, you'll run into some military ruins of Spanish and Confederate forts.

Head east to visit the Forest Capital Museum State Park, which showcases the many native forests that constitute one of the state's primary industries. The main building itself is made of cypress and cedar.

Get the rural feel in Cross Creek, which is where Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote many classic novels, such as The Yearling. End your tour in visitor-friendly Silver Springs, which features crystal clear waters.  

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