FLORIDA BACKROADS TRAVEL
BY Mike Miller Updated September 24, 2026
Florida Back Roads Travel helps you find the towns, day trips, backroad drives, local eats, historic places, and small surprises that most travelers miss when they stick to the interstates.
Florida has grown fast, but there are still places where the old character is alive. These are the roads and stories this site exists to share.
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- A town worth a detour
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Florida Backroads Travel has two meanings
1. Physical journeys: towns, parks, dining, lodging, off the interstates
2. Memory and nostalgia: the Florida of earlier decades
Mike Miller has lived in Florida since 1960, worked as a civil engineer across the state, driven more than 2 million Florida back-road miles, and written 25 books from this website. Thousands already get the free morning email.
Recent Articles
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Famous Floridians: They Had An Impact on the State
Oct 17, 26 10:25 PM
Famous Floridians include pioneers and historic figures who helped shape the state before they passed away. -
Tavares, Florida. America's Seaplane City on Lake Dora
Oct 16, 26 09:08 AM
Tavares is a small town in Central Florida on Lake Dora. It is the County seat, and has reinvented itself as the Seaplane City. -
Is Bristol, Florida the Original Garden of Eden?
Oct 12, 26 08:50 AM
Bristol, Florida is in Northwest Florida. Elvy E. Callaway claimed that the Garden of Eden was nearby. -
Site Map: All About Florida Back Roads Travel
Oct 10, 26 10:42 AM
Things to do in Florida on this list are from the site map of the website FloridaBackroadsTravel.com. -
Zolfo Springs, Florida: Cattle, Crackers and the Peace River
Oct 10, 26 10:38 AM
Zolfo Springs is a small town in Hardee County in Florida’s rural Heartland. US-17 runs through town, connecting Zolfo Springs with Wauchula four miles away.
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Florida Back Roads Travel is not affiliated with or endorsed by Backroads, a California-based tour operator which arranges and conducts travel programs throughout the world.
