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Our partners at VisitFlorida.com are sharing the wonders of Florida's islands with a series of photo essays. This week: Jupiter Island is a playground for the rich and famous.
SMALL TOWN FLORIDA

Downtown Havana offers a chance to step back in time and escape the hustle and bustle of the Tallahassee capitol. Photos

 

Downtown Stuart is full of charm yet small enough for shoppers and visitors walk all its beautiful streets. Photos

 

Our partners at VisitFlorida.com are visiting Small Town Florida. This week's photo gallery highlights Lake Worth, which was badly damaged by a 1928 hurricane. Today, the restorations are historic in their own right, and shops, small businesses, restaurants, and art galleries line the downtown. Photos

 

Homestead is a suburb of Miami whose attractions include Coral Castle, one man's tribute to a lost lover, and Monkey Jungle, "where humans are caged and the monkeys run wild." Photos

 

Video series: Florida has more sunken treasure off its coast than anywhere else in the United States. At Jupiter Beach, along the aptly named Treasure Coast, How to Do Florida is scouring the sand and shallow waters for gold. Treasure hunters, start your metal detectors. Video at VisitFlorida.com

 

Video series: One of the Sunshine State's biggest lobster destinations is Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Get your very own lobster crash course as Mark Poetz, a longtime fishing guide in the Keys, teaches Chad Crawford all about the legal requirements, the diver's tools and smart fishing techniques. Video at VisitFlorida.com