By Mike Miller Updated December 16, 2024
Some of the best towns and cities in Florida are ones you may never have heard of. This page tells you about a lot of Florida places, large and small, that can be good places to visit or live.
We include a brief history of every place because we think it's fun to know about the places you visit.
We also provide local and regional maps so you can see where each town, city, and county is located.
Here are the towns and cities currently on our website as of December 16, 2024.
Alachua
Alva
Anna Maria
Apalachicola
Arcadia
Aripeka
Babcock Ranch
Babson Park
Bartow
Boca Grande
Boca Raton
Bokeelia
Bonita Springs
Bowling Green
Boynton Beach
Bradenton
Branford
Briny Breezes
Bristol
Bronson
Brooksville
Cabbage Key
Cape Canaveral
Cape Coral
Captiva
Carrabelle
Cassadaga
Cedar Key
Celebration
Chipley
Chattahoochee
Chokoloskee
Clearwater
Clermont
Clewiston
Cocoa
Cocoa Beach
Coconut Grove
Coral Gables
Cortez
Crawfordville
Crescent City
Crestview
Cross Creek
Crystal River
Dade City
Daytona Beach
Deerfield Beach
Deer Island
DeLand
Defuniak Springs
Delray Beach
Destin
Doctor Phillips
Dowling Park
Dunedin
Dunnellon
Fanning Springs
Fernandina Bch
Flagler Beach
Floral City
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Meade
Fort Myers
Fort Ogden
Fort Pierce
Fort Walton Beach
Frostproof
Fruitland Park
Gainesville
Glen St. Mary
Graceville
Grayton Beach
Haines City
Hernando Beach
Hialeah
Highland Park
High Springs
Hillsboro Inlet
Hollywood
Homestead
Homosassa
Horseshoe Beach
Howey In The Hills
Indialantic
Indian Harbour Beach
Indiantown
Interlachen
Inverness
Kenansville
Key Biscayne
Key Largo
Keystone Heights
Key West
Kingsley Lake
Kissimmee
Labelle
LaGrange
Lake City
Lakeland
Lake Placid
Lake Wales
Lauderdale By-The-Sea
Leesburg
Lighthouse Point
Live Oak
Long Key
Macclenny
Madeira Beach
Madison
Mandarin
Marco Island
Marineland
Marianna
Matlacha
Mayo
Mayport
Maytown
McIntosh
Melbourne
Melbourne Beach
Melrose
Merritt Island
Miami
Micanopy
Milton
Mims
Monticello
Montverde
Moore Haven
Mount Dora
Mount Plymouth
Oakland
Oak Hill
Ocala
Ocklawaha
Ocoee
Okeechobee
Old Naples
On Top of the World
Orange City
Orlando
Ormond Beach
Ozello
Ozona
Paisley
Palatka
Palm Bay
Palm Beach
Palmdale
Panama City
Pass A Grille Beach
Penney Farms
Pensacola
Pinecraft
Pineland
Plant City
Pompano Beach
Ponce Inlet
Port Canaveral
Port Orange
Port Salerno
Port St Joe
Port St Lucie
Punta Gorda
Safety Harbor
Sanford
Sanibel
Sarasota
Satellite Beach
Seaside
Sebastian
Sebring
Siesta Key
Silver Springs
Sopchoppy
St Augustine
St Cloud
St James City
St Leo
St Marks
St Petersburg
Steinhatchee
Stuart
Surfside
Suwannee
Tallahassee
Tampa
Tangerine
Tarpon Springs
Tavares
Temple Terrace
Wauchula
Welaka
West Palm Beach
White Springs
Williston
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