No, this is not a fictional character invented by JK Rawlins, but a real one a person with the same first and last name. He lives in the sunniest, most orange, most swampy, most «alligator» state, located in the southeastern United States.
Florida is rightfully considered a «retirement» state, because. many American pensioners-millionaires have chosen these places. Florida is second only to Hawaii in life expectancy in the US.
Show this place is on the map!
Easy! The western shores of the peninsula are washed by the Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern ones by the Atlantic Ocean. The western ones are 400 km longer than the eastern ones. But in the east there are such waves — you can surf all year round. And the west coast was chosen by couples, especially those who have small children.
Florida can be divided into 4 parts. The first is the «handle» of the Florida frying pan. Here is the capital of the state, the city of Tallahassee and Pensacola (US Air Force Base). The central part is entirely theme parks. The northern part — here you can feel the dominance of cosmopolitan Jacksonville. The southern part is beautiful beaches and swamps.
Weather center
The weather is formed by two climatic zones — in the south of the peninsula — tropics, in the north — subtropics. In summer, the temperature fluctuates between +26-28 degrees, and in winter +12-20 degrees. Clouds come from the sea — tsunamis, hurricanes and thunderstorms. The rainy season starts in August and lasts until October.
The city of St. Petersburg is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of sunny days. They were counted in a row 768.
History of Florida
Initially, Indian tribes lived here. In the middle of the 16th century, the Spaniards arrived here and built the first settlement. Then the owners changed rapidly — the British, again the Spaniards, and, finally, in 1845, the peninsula officially became the 27th state of the United States. Florida means “land of flowers” in Spanish.
What to see? 
- Not only children, but also adults will be delighted from visiting Disneyland Florida, Magic Kingdom theme parks, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Adventure Island.
- «Florida Keys» (keys to Florida). This is a set of coral islands located along the Gulf of Florida. Here expanse for lovers of diving.
- Painting lovers can visit the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
- Go on an excursion to the house-museum of Ernest Hemingway, located in Orlando.
- Soak up the golden sands of Miami Beach, Panama City Beach, Atlantic Beach
- Watch the sharks at the Miami Sea Aquarium
- Visit the Space Center John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral.
- Go to Orlando Alligator Nature Park.
- Walk across the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway cable-stayed bridge over Tampa Bay. Its length is 6 km 600 meters. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. (For comparison: the length of the cable-stayed Golden Bridge in Vladivostok is 1.39 km. The length of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is 1.97 km).
- Visit the island of Key Largo in the coral reef park. This is the first underwater park in the United States. At a depth of 6 meters stands a bronze figure of Christ. The original of this sculpture is located in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Genoa.
- Chat with monkeys in the Monkey Jungle Nature Reserve.
This is not the whole list of places where you can go and relax.
Funny Florida Laws 
It looks like the legislature of the state, passing laws, had fun to the fullest.
- Whoever ties an elephant to the parking meter must pay for parking.
- Ladies are not allowed to sleep under a hair dryer in the barbershop. Who accidentally fell asleep will receive a fine. In our hair salons, this is a favorite place to sleep.
- And in no case should you sing in a swimsuit in a public place. On our stage, they sing in bathing suits all the time and nothing.
- And you can’t dry your clothes on other people’s clothes lines. You must have your own.
- If you don't have a driver's license, you can't ride a skateboard.
- And you can't wash in the shower without clothes. Violators will be fined.
- Cymbals can be hit strictly according to the law. No more than 3 per day.
- Unmarried women are not allowed to skydive on Sunday. They can not only fine, but also arrest. So it's better not to risk it. On other days, please, you can jump.
- Dog lovers should consider getting … turtles instead. You can keep them as long as you like. Why? Because the barking of a dog is a fine. If their number exceeds 4 individuals, and they do not bark at all, you still have to pay a fine.
Transport
The best way to get around the state is by car or bus. There are excellent roads here. Rail transport is also well developed. More than 20 airports have been built throughout the state. The largest of them are located in Miami, Orlando, Tampa.
How to get there?
Russians can get to the «sunny state» by plane. Flights are operated from the airports of Moscow and St. Petersburg via New York.
