View this post on Instagram Another stop that's been on my radar for awhile, I was hoping to gain some insight into the Phosphate industry at the Mosaic-sponsored museum in Mulberry. I did! • • Looking at satellite images of Central Florida, it's easy to pick out the phosphate mines (odd coloured water, in very geometric "lakes"). I didn't have …

View this post on Instagram I'd noticed the Florida's Natural Orange Juice Visitor Centre on my way south – with the water tower, giant processing plant, and all the signs, it's sorta hard to miss. I made sure to drive north during their open hours. • • There are plenty of attractive and informative displays, telling you all about the …

View this post on Instagram Found this little cutie in Babson Park. If you're going to brick in a window, you may as well make use of the new canvas! The drive here was very un-Floridian – I saw all the way to the horizon from a hill. A HILL. With enough height to see the HORIZON. In Florida!! I've …

View this post on Instagram I drove north out of Frostproof on another post office mission, but got a little distracted before I'd even left town. A vintage ice cream/diner sign is likely to grab my attention. When I can barely see the building because of the cars, I'm gonna pull over (somehow!) to find out what the hype is …

View this post on Instagram I needed to start heading back home, a destination I'd been putting off for a few days, and was hoping to arrive before dark. Looking at possible routes, the Frostproof Post Office caught my eye. Not so much for the building (which was fine, but nothing special), more for what the satellite view revealed. I …

View this post on Instagram Sharing a car park with the Depot Museum (and public library), the Peter Powell Roberts Museum of Art resides in the upstairs of the community centre. Receiving a hearty recommendation from the good folks at the Depot, I wandered over. The backstory of the collection is unique, making the included story of the artist an …

View this post on Instagram A history museum in an old depot is always a must-stop for me. With any luck, they're actually open, as was the case in Avon Park. Plenty of local stories and photos of the town, which was heavily influenced by its first two residents, a couple brought over from England in the hopes of attracting …

View this post on Instagram I haven't been stopping at as many post offices as normal – in hot weather, I'm less inclined to divert and/or stop for a photo if the building isn't terribly unique or interesting. (I say this as our high temperatures have plummeted 25 degrees overnight here in Florida – today, while overcast, would have been …

View this post on Instagram Walking Herbie down the grassy mall, we happened across oodles of these things on the ground. So big, and so pretty! They'd fallen from a tree opposite the historic Jacaranda Hotel. The local history museum was helpful in identifying the type as a Kapok Tree, which looks absolutely spectacular in full bloom! • • @visitsebring …

View this post on Instagram Avon Park may not have as many murals as Lake Placid, but this one, on the mall next to the old City Hall, sure does catch your eye! We had a wander down the grassy main strip, ogling the old hotel, and Herbie found a way to cool off, no problem! • • @visitsebring #avonpark …