The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop

← FloridaEverglades National Park

Day230

Day 230 — Shark Valley & an airboat — Everglades National Park

Full day4h 30m planned

205The Oldest City 206Lighthouse & Jacksonville 207North to Amelia Island 208Fernandina & Fort Clinch 209South to Orlando 210Magic Kingdom 211EPCOT 212Hollywood Studios 213Animal Kingdom 214Free Day 215Universal Studios Florida 216Islands of Adventure 217Free Day 218Kennedy Space Center 219South to Palm Beach 220Gilded Palm Beach 221Down to Fort Lauderdale 222Canals & the Beach 223Into Miami 224South Beach & Art Deco 225Little Havana & Wynwood 226Vizcaya & Coral Gables 227Free Day 228Biscayne Bay 229Into the Everglades 230Shark Valley & an airboat 231Anhinga Trail & Flamingo 232Down the Overseas Highway 233Key Largo & the reef 234The Middle Keys 235Key West 236Free Day 237Back up and across to Naples 238Naples 239Sarasota & the Ringling 240Busch Gardens 241Ybor City & the Riverwalk 242St. Petersburg & the beaches 243North to the capital 244The Capital & the Canopy Roads 245West along the panhandle 246Naval Aviation & historic Pensacola 247The Emerald Coast 248Into Alabama

Alligators from the tower and the swamp by airboat.

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM· 3h
Shark Valley tram & towerNational Parks & ForestsAnchor
Bike or ride the tram on the 15-mile loop past gators to the observation tower over the sawgrass.
Bring: sun protection · bug spray
36000 SW 8th St, Miami, FL
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM· 1h 30m
Everglades airboat tourGuided ToursAnchor
A classic fan-boat blast through the grass with a naturalist.
US-41, Ochopee, FL