15 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Sanford Residential Historic District
· 8.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Take a drive through the Sanford Residential Historic District and you'll be transported back in time, admiring the architecture of a bygone era. Designated a U.S. Historic District on December 15th, 1989, this area is…
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Sanford Commercial District
· 9.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a minute – this is the heart of old Sanford! This Commercial District tells a story of boom and bust, and a city trying to reinvent itself.Designated a U.S. Historic District in 1976, the Sanford…
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Rosemere Historic District
· 9.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Take a look around – this isn't just another pretty neighborhood; it's Rosemere, a carefully planned piece of Orlando's past. Rosemere began taking shape in the early 1900s, designed with wide, tree-lined streets and a…
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Twin Mounds Archeological District
· 9.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine ceremonies echoing through the trees, right here along the Wekiva River. The Twin Mounds Archeological District holds secrets of Florida's early inhabitants. These mounds, now known as Wekiva 7 and Wekiva 8,…
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Jack Kerouac House
· 9.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here and you're standing near a place where literary history was made! This unassuming house was once home to Jack Kerouac, one of the leading voices of the Beat Generation. Kerouac lived in this house in…
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Church Street Station
· 11.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This isn't just another entertainment complex; Church Street Station was once the beating heart of Orlando's connection to the world. Built in 1889 by the South Florida Railroad, this depot served as a crucial link for…
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Orlando, FL
· 11.4 mi
Orlando's story is etched in its relatively flat landscape. Lying barely above sea level, the land whispers of ancient seabeds, a low-lying plateau sculpted over millennia. Saw palmetto, the tough, fan-leaved palm,…
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Tinker Field
· 11.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Before its demolition, baseball legends like Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron played on this very field. Tinker Field was built in 1914. For decades, it served as a spring training home for major league teams, including…
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DeBary Hall
· 12.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine escaping the hustle and bustle of the Gilded Age in a grand hunting retreat right here in Florida. That's exactly what Frederick DeBary, a successful wine importer, did when he built DeBary Hall. In 1871,…
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Mount Taylor (Florida)
· 12.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a second and imagine a world without pottery. Here, near what we now call Mount Taylor, you're standing on the edge of a time when people lived right here in Florida, long before ceramics were part of…
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Louis P. Thursby House
· 16.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a life fueled by the St. Johns River, where steamboats were your highway and oranges, your gold. That was life for Louis P. Thursby. In 1856, Thursby and his family settled right here, on the inlet to Blue…
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Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp
· 17.3 mi · Historical Marker
A community of psychics and mediums in Volusia County, one of the oldest active Spiritualist communities in the United States.
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1890 Windermere School
· 18.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a time when this quiet spot buzzed with the energy of eager students. The 1890 Windermere School offered education and community in a rapidly growing Florida. Built in 1890, the schoolhouse served local children…
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Mount Dora station
· 19.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
All aboard! This unassuming building was once the heart of Mount Dora, connecting it to the world. In 1895, a train depot was built here, putting Mount Dora on the map. It was replaced in 1915 by the Atlantic Coast Line…
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Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Historic District
· 19.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Prepare to enter a place unlike any other, a town deliberately built for communing with spirits. In 1894, George Colby, a prominent spiritualist from New York, followed what he said were spirit guides to this very spot.…