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Hidden Spots
Camping at Dry Tortugas — Seventy Miles Off the Mainland, No Cell Service, Bring Water
There are ten tent sites on a small island reachable only by ferry or seaplane, surrounded by a 19th-century brick fortress and one of the most intact reef systems in the Caribbean. It's the most remote place in the continental U.S. you can sleep without backpacking. Here's how it actually works.
Outdoor Sports
Shark Valley — A 15-Mile Bike Loop Through the Everglades with Alligators on the Pavement
Inside Everglades National Park, an hour west of Miami, there is a 15-mile paved loop road closed to cars. You bike past alligators basking on the pavement, wading birds working the slough beside you, and a 65-foot observation tower at the south end with views to the Florida Bay horizon. Three…