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Florida City tops New York Times travel list

Flamingo, Florida's southernmost city, has been named a top tourism destination by the New York Times for 2024, offering eco-friendly glamping eco-tents and wildlife exploration.

Florida City: It is possible that Miami and Orlando spring to mind when you think of the most popular places to visit in Florida because of their beaches and amusement parks at the same time. New York Times identifies Flamingo as top tourism destination for 2024.

Flamingo was the only city in Florida to be included on the list of “52 Places to go in 2024” published by the New York Times. It obtained the very last slot on the list.

A photograph taken at Largo park shows an alligator and a turtle ‘holding hands’ when they are not touching. Visitors to Flaming can rediscover a well-known lodge located in the middle of the Everglades. Florida’s southernmost city is easy to reach by automobile from Miami in less than two hours.

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Everglades’ great splendor is perhaps best appreciated at night, when the park is filled with wildlife and constellations. On the other hand, for those individuals who do not like to brave the elements (or the bugs) while camping outside or in an RV, it has been tough to find a place to stay that offers air conditioning ever since the park’s sole hotel was devastated by two hurricanes in the year 2005.

The Flamingo Lodge, which had been elevated and constructed out of robust shipping containers with the reopening of the establishment in November, brought about this transformation. A restaurant and visitor center that have been restored have been constructed to better withstand the rise in sea level that is induced by climate change, according to the New York Times. “The return of the much-loved facilities, in addition to the introduction of glamping “eco-tents,” has provided anglers, birdwatchers, and stargazers with a reason to renew their connection with the outpost of Flamingo.”

According to the article, if you are lucky enough, you might even see flamingos in Florida Bay.

Farheen Ashraf

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