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1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S - Orange Blossom Tour, Florida

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ORANGE BLOSSOM TOUR 1. Brumos Collection, Jacksonville
Hidden in the back of the Brumos Porsche race shop is the personal collection of the late motorsports entrepreneur Bob Snodgrass. Photography at the museum isn't allowed, but ooh-ing and aah-ing at the motley assortment of racing and street cars is encouraged. The museum isn't really open to the public, but if you ask nicely enough, you might be able to sweet-talk yourself into a tour.
2. Saint Augustine
If your time spent in the Sunshine State is concentrated in touristy places, it's easy to forget that Florida has a rich history reaching back to long before tourism took over. Saint Augustine was founded in 1565 - 406 years before Disney World. About a hundred years after its inception, it became clear that wooden forts would no longer suffice to protect the city, hence the current fort is made of coquina, a limestone consisting almost entirely of sea shells. It is the only seventeenth-century fort still standing in America.
3. Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach
Daytona's mild winters mean this track is open and bustling year-round. While the track's history - and its main events - are well documented, one of the newest additions is a cell-phone texting service that allows fans to get assistance while at an event - such as help finding a seat or obtaining emergency medical assistance. Still, the coolest thing about the track is the track itself, but we missed our chance to do some hot laps with the rest of the Orange Blossom participants because we stalled the Cosmo on the way there and it refused to restart.
4. Cassadaga
A little town with a big spiritual presence, Cassadaga is known for its psychics, numerologists, astrologists, and tarot and palm readers. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't find a psychic who was willing to perform a reading on our troubled Cosmo, which stalled right in front of the haunted Cassadaga Hotel.
5. Blue Spring State Park, Orange City
Each day, 104 million crystal-clear gallons of 72-degree water flow from this spring into the Saint Johns River. The park is home to more than 200 manatees - and fifteen other species of threatened or endangered animals and plants.
6. Mount Dora Canal Cruise, Mount Dora
It's been called "the most beautiful mile of water in the world," and while we can't confirm that claim, it's definitely the most breathtaking stretch we've ever seen. The Dora Canal connects Lake Dora and Lake Eustis and is home to lots of alligators and tropical birds who live under a stunning canopy of cypress trees. Lake County Waterways' Captain Tim is as funny as a stand-up comic, so the entertainment was as good as the views from the Southern Breeze.
7. Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, Ocala
Mention "drag race" in Miami Beach and people will turn around to look for RuPaul and a Logo network camera crew. In central Florida, though, they'll think of Big Daddy. Don Garlits, that is - Florida's drag-racing legend. The 50,000-square-foot museum displays more than 200 race cars. And not a single pair of size 16 heels.
8. Fantasy of Flight Museum, Polk City
Founder Kermit Weeks opened this museum in 1995 to share with the public his love of flying and his collection of vintage airplanes. In addition to touring the dark, dramatic museum, you can head out to the runway for a ride in a biplane.
9. Florida Southern College, Lakeland
Florida Southern's campus is home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture. Wright built twelve structures here, including a massive, 160-foot-diameter fountain and several magnificent buildings with stained glass as decorative highlights.
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