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Tucked away in the northeast corner of Florida, a short drive from Jacksonville, Amelia Island is one of the Sunshine State’s best-kept secrets. You won’t find any wild beach parties or Disney lines ...

Along Centre Street, old brick buildings sport striped awnings and flower-filled window boxes, and lit-up trees sway in the harbor breeze. This seaport town on Amelia Island—which has more than 50 ...

Horseback rides on a quiet beach at sunrise, soft-hued Victorian homes, Spanish-moss-covered tree canopies, year-round temperate weather — to visitors from Philly, Amelia Island is like sliding into a ...