Silver Springs

Let's go back in time, to when travelling for pleasure was a privilege of the very rich or eccentric, mass tourism was a word still to be invented, as well as low-fare airlines or aviation itself. Walt Disney's brainchild Micky Mouse wasn't born yet, the first movie ever still had to be shot in a distant future and missions to outer space or landings on the moon only existed in the mind of people, who were in immediate danger to be locked up in the local loony-bin. With all these things missing, that make the Florida of today such a popular tourist attraction, there was one little place that could prosper without the competition, that it has to face now ...

While I was writing a comment on someone else's Florida opinion the other day, I suddenly thought "Silver Springs". Don't ask me why – my doctor never could fathom how my mind works. Anyway, I decided to sit and write about one of Florida's lesser known, and in my opinion, fantastic theme parks. Silver Springs is where you may want to go on a chill-out day. It's for people of all ages, especially if you like wildlife and nature. So what's the big deal? WHERE IS IT? Silver Springs is quite a way off the beaten track from the other Orlando attractions. It's about 90 miles away from Orlando, to the north near ...