South Florida: An Explorer's Guide (Includes the Tampa Bay Area, Miami & the Florida Keys)

The best traveling companion for South Florida vacationers, day-trippers, and natives who want to discover more about their own stomping grounds.

Discover the "real" Florida with these veteran Explorer's Guide authors in this comprehensive guide to quiet backwaters, tiny arts communities, the most chic of shopping districts, unspoiled natural areas, and new ways to experience popular attractions. Hundreds of refreshingly opinionated reviews of inns, B&Bs, hotels and vacation cabins—as well as four-star restaurants and down-home seafood shacks, round out this extraordinarily detailed guidebook.

Detailed maps, index, an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide, extensive information resources, as well as handy icons that point out family- and pet-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, and special value make travel planning a breeze. 100 black & white photographs, 20 maps, index.

Sandra Friend is a freelance writer and photographer whose work has appeared in a slew of national publications. She is also co-author of Orlando, Central & North Florida: An Explorer's Guide, and author of 50 Hikes in North Florida, 50 Hikes in Central Florida, and 50 Hikes in South Florida. She lives in Apopka, Florida. Kathy Wolf is an award-winning technical writer and has been a resident of Florida for nearly two decades. She is the co-author of Orlando, Central & North Florida: An Explorer's Guide and an avid artist, kayaker, and hiker, and active member of the Florida Trail Association. She lives in Sunrise, Florida.