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Where the Livin' Is Easy
The good life just gets better when you stay to do business in the place you like to play.
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“We have a diversity of offerings,” says Dale Brill, chief marketing officer of Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation. “We’re not a one-dimensional destination. ... The only thing you can’t find here is snow-skiing.” |
Fast cars: Catch a NASCAR race in Daytona Beach or Homestead; head to downtown St. Petersburg for the annual Grand Prix.
Football: The Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars call Florida home and, every few years, so does the Super Bowl. The big game was in Miami in 2007; it will be in Tampa in 2009.
Basketball: Miami and Orlando have NBA teams; University of Florida has been the NCAA champ for two years’ running (2006, 2007).
Baseball: The Marlins call Miami home, the Rays are headquartered in Tampa Bay, and more than a dozen major league baseball teams use Florida as the site for their spring training each year.
Fleet feet: The Great Floridian triathlon with a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run, draws athletes from around the world to Clermont every October.
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