FLORIDA BACK ROADS TRAVEL
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
BY Mike Miller Updated October 14, 2025
The rapid population growth and unchecked development of the past half century have left us long time Floridians saddened for the Florida we have lost.
Our state seems to be changing faster every year. We remember the way it was and wish it were still the same. Since that can never be, we created this website to help you find off the beaten path places that still have that “Old Florida” feeling.
About Florida Backroads Travel
The name "Florida Backroads Travel" has two meanings on this website. The first is obvious: to show you places that are still unhurried and unspoiled on the roads less traveled. These are actual physical places: scenic roads, towns, parks, attractions, restaurants and the like.
The second meaning is to travel the Florida backroads of memory to revisit a time when most of the state was still undiscovered by the millions that would be flocking in over the years.
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Recent Articles
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Raney House Museum: Apalachicola Historic Site
Nov 07, 25 08:38 PM
Raney House Museum occupies a Greek Revival mansion in Apalachicola, Florida. Former mayor David G. Raney built it as his family home in 1838. -
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park
Nov 07, 25 08:34 PM
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park lies in Cross Creek, Florida. It covers 8 acres on the author's former homestead between Ocala and Gainesville. -
Riverside Historic District Jacksonville
Nov 07, 25 08:28 PM
Riverside Historic District covers 687 acres in Jacksonville on the St. Johns River. The area includes over 2,100 buildings from the late 1800s to the 1930s. -
Pueblo Arcade: Vero Beach Historic Site
Nov 07, 25 08:08 PM
Pueblo Arcade is a historic building in downtown Vero Beach, Florida. It occupies 2044 14th Avenue. The structure dates to 1926. -
Sebring Downtown Historic District
Nov 07, 25 08:03 PM
Sebring Downtown Historic District covers 2 acres. It centers on Circle Park and has 22 buildings from the 1920s, most in the Classical Revival style. -
Blanchard House Museum: Punta Gorda Black History Site
Nov 07, 25 07:53 PM
Blanchard House Museum is in the 1925 Craftsman bungalow originally owned by Joseph Blanchard in Punta Gorda, Florida in the vernacular Craftsman bungalow style -
Delray Shipwreck Inchulva
Nov 07, 25 07:45 PM
The Delray Shipwreck Inchulva lies off Delray Beach, Florida. It marks the site where the steamship SS Inchulva sank in 1903 about 150 yards from shore -
Dorr House: Pensacola Historic Site
Nov 07, 25 07:38 PM
The Dorr House, also called the Clara Barkley Dorr House, stands in Pensacola, Florida. The two-story structure is in the Greek Revival style and dates to 1871. -
Lake Talquin State Park
Nov 07, 25 07:34 PM
Lake Talquin State Park lies west of Tallahassee, Florida. It borders a large reservoir on the Ochlockonee River. Wooded bluffs line the shores. -
Ximenez-Fatio House Museum
Nov 07, 25 07:30 PM
Ximenez-Fatio House Museum in St. Augustine, Florida is a three-story coquina building built in 1798 by Don Andres Ximenez as a home with a ground-floor store.
Florida is the fastest-growing state in the United States and also the fastest-changing. If you see anything in this article that has changed or is in error, please let me know.
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Recent Articles
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Raney House Museum: Apalachicola Historic Site
Nov 07, 25 08:38 PM
Raney House Museum occupies a Greek Revival mansion in Apalachicola, Florida. Former mayor David G. Raney built it as his family home in 1838.