Top Reasons to Go

Top Reasons to Go

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

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

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

Swamp Cuisine: Been hankering for alligator tail and frogs' legs? If that doesn't appeal, you've gotta try the stone crab claws where they're fresh from the traps.

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