Gasparilla Island/加斯帕里拉岛

　　Surfers wait for the perfect wave at Gasparilla Island State Park, a refuge at the southern end of Gasparilla Island. This barrier island, about an hour's drive from Sarasota on Florida's west coast, has one city: Boca Grande, a classic beach town.

　　加斯帕里拉岛国家公园是加斯帕里拉岛南端的一个安全地带，冲浪者正在等待完美的海浪。从佛罗里达州西海岸的萨拉索塔约一个小时的车程。这个屏障岛拥有一座小城：波卡格兰德，一个典型的海滨小镇。

　　Redington Shores/雷丁顿海滨

　　A privately owned pier in Redington Shores has beckoned fishermen since 1962. The pier juts more than 1,200 feet out into the Gulf of Mexico.

　　自1962年以来，雷丁顿海滨一个私人拥有的码头一直吸引着渔民的到来。桥墩伸出1200多英尺到墨西哥湾。

　　Sugarloaf Key/舒格洛夫暗礁

　　Less developed than the Upper Keys, Sugarloaf and the other Lower Keys draw kayakers, swimmers, and sunbathers to their peaceful beaches.

　　虽然没有上游暗礁经济发达，“舒格洛夫暗礁”以及其他下游的暗礁把皮划艇运动员，游泳和日光浴爱好者吸引到那里平静的海滩。

　　Dog-Friendly Beaches/对狗狗友好的海滩

　　Sparky, a five-year-old pooch from Brandon, relaxes on the beach at Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County. Many Florida beaches are open to visitors of the furry persuasion.

　　堡德索托公园皮内拉斯县，来自布兰登的一条5岁狗狗正在海滩上休息。许多佛罗里达的海滩都不拒绝这些毛茸茸的物种。

　　Fort Lauderdale Beach/劳德代尔堡滩

　　Colorful catamarans dot the beach at Fort Lauderdale, one of the world's most popular vacation destinations. A prime reason: this three-mile stretch of golden sand.

　　色彩斑斓的双体船点缀在劳德代尔堡的海滩，是世界上最受欢迎的度假胜地之一。一个主要的原因是：这里有三英里长的金色沙滩。

　　House of Refuge Beach/海滩避难房

　　The only remaining of ten such shelters built in the late 1800s for shipwrecked sailors—anchors the beach in Stuart.

　　海滩避难房— 19世纪末为轮船失事的海员建造，如今仅存十个这样的避难房点缀在斯图瓦特的海滩。