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A week in Florida in December. Where to go?

  • A week in Florida in December. Where to go? We'll be in Hollywood, FL (30 minutes north of Miami) in mid-December and want to stay an extra week to enjoy some resort-y areas in Florida. We're looking for beach, pool, restaurants, bars, maybe even some culture. Not Orlando. We like laid back and authentic, not corporate and commercial. Where should we go? One option is a few days on South Beach and then a few days in Key West. What is Key West like these days? We'd consider the Caribbean but flight costs are pretty high these days. Anything on the West Coast we should consider? By the way - we're in our mid-30s.

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    I have say to St. Pete is more like 3 -4 hours away depending on traffic. It is a really nice place, but maybe not the the "resort-y" place you want. Del Ray Beach is nice and Boynton isn't too bad and it's not too far from Hollywood. MS mewithoutyou is mostly right, but I have to make a slight correction. Should have read, If you want LITTLE or NO variety, Tampa is across the bridge :)

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I'll nth St. Pete! I may be considered biased since I was raised here, but it's a fantastic city. I'm 32, and there's still plenty for me to do on a regular basis. The downtown/Beach Drive area is gorgeous, we have excellent restaurants and great antiquing, if you're into that sort of thing (also really good bars). If you're here on a Saturday, we have an awesome http://www.saturdaymorningmarket.com/. St. Petersburg is also Florida's first officially designated green city, and is pretty well walkable, depending on where you're staying. We also have several smaller cities nearby that are 10-15 minutes away, and Tampa across the bridge if you want a little variety.

mewithoutyou

You can also go to http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2008/photo_galleries/caladesi/ -- thought by an expert to be the nation's best beach. Yes, you read that right.

skepticallypleased

If you go to St. Pete, be sure to check out the http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org. I like to kooky local roadside attraction type stuff that's so easy to find in Florida. Check out http://www.coralcastle.com/ http://historiclakewales.com/spookhill/ in Lake Wales http://www.weekiwachee.com/ http://www.dinoworld.net/ And go swimming in one of the http://www.swimmingholes.org/fl.html. I can't recommend this enough.

sadiehawkinstein

Come over to my corner of the world, St Petersburg! We got beaches, we got hipsters, we got museums, we got old people. Just for general "What the hell else do they got there?" go to http://www.stpete.org website.

willmize

Oh, and don't forget the Everglades.

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese

Key West is wonderful. It's big enough where you can find some nice quiet resorts and small enough to walk or bike around. Beautiful architecture, historical buildings and sites, great restaurants, plenty to do day and night. I'd recommend it over St. Pete's, which is pretty but a little boring and you're stuck in your car if you want to get around. Not really worth the long drive and traffic to get there. Sanibel is nice, and you could actually take the ferry (although it's expensive) from Key West to Ft. Myers and from there go to Sanibel/Captiva.

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese

I lived in Hollywood 12 years ago, and while I remember there being some interesting stuff to do, I can remember specifics. Oh..one thing: Go watch some http://www.dania-jai-alai.com/. It right off of Federal highway in Dania (near the airport).

Cat Pie Hurts

For a day trip, the http://www.morikami.org/index.php in Delray Beach are really lovely and not all that far from Hollywood. Another: the http://www.pbcgov.com/waterutilities/waterfacts/green_cay.htm in Boynton Beach. It's an elevated boardwalk that runs through reclaimed wetlands. It's not exactly huge, but it's a great opportunity to see the local wildlife in a natural environment.

JaredSeth

For your requirements of laid back and authentic, not corporate and commercial, I recommend http://www.oldcity.com/.

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