Sarasota and Siesta Key best public beach in the U.S.
Be one with the Manatees!
Oma lives there. Only place in Florida I like, the island of Siesta Key is awesome. Its a great village of about 7k.
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Everybody goes to Miami (its not a relaxing place) or Panama City (which is a dump northern florida is a dump, full of self identified red necks lol) you'll have a better time in the Sarasota area. Not a lot of tourists and more things to do (snorkeling, manatees, etc).
So there's my 'if you want to go to Florida go here' suggestion.
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Siesta Key