Top Reasons to Go

Top Reasons to Go

Fun Fishing: Cast for some of the world's fightingest game fish—600 species of fish in all—in the Everglades' backwaters.

Abundant Birdlife: Check hundreds of birds off your life list, including—if you're lucky—the rare Everglades snail kite.

Cool Kayaking: Do a half-day trip in Big Cypress National Preserve or reach for the ultimate—the 99-mi Wilderness Trail.

Swamp Cuisine: Been hankering for alligator tail and frogs' legs? Better yet, try the stone crab claws fresh from the traps.

Great Gator-Spotting: This is ground zero for alligator viewing in the United States, and you won't leave without spotting your quota.