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Florida vacationing in the Fall is really a nice time to be here.  The hot, humid weather is gone and the mornings are softly crisp.  The days are comfortably warm, and it feel wonderful to be outside.

Here are some vacations in Florida ideas for late September through mid November.

Central Florida Theme Parks

With the exception of the week leading up to Halloween, the big Central Florida theme parks — Disney, Universal and Sea World — are uncrowded.  The weather is gorgeous, making your stroll around the parks enjoyable.  And the lines, where they even exist, are short.  Oh, and the hotel rates are low as well!

Florida Panhandle

While not exactly beach weather, North Florida gets crisp starting in October most years.  It’s a great place to take advantage of the State Parks in the Panhandle.  Whether you are just spending a day on the trails or in the water, or have decided to add some camping fun, it’s lovely.  And yes, you’ll see some tree leaves changing color — just not as spectacularly as it does further north.

North Florida

It’s not quite beach weather here either, except maybe in September.  But if you love walking the beaches, searching for shells or just relaxing to the sound of the waves, Fall is a great time.  And if you like attractions, St. Augustine has plenty.  In fact, it’s about now that you want to start visiting the Alligator park (a little too, um, aromatic in the summer).

Florida Vacationing — South Florida and the Keys

Well, it’s pretty much beach weather down here, especially in the Florida Keys.  The hotel rates are still fairly low, but they will take an upward spike after about the second week in November.  The days tend to be warm (low 80′s), and the nights can get nippy at times (50′s).  Now is the time to visit the Shark Valley entrance to the Florida Everglades — the birds are migrating and the park is full of wildlife.  And better yet — the mosquitoes are pretty much gone!

Vacations in Florida

Obviously, these aren’t the only ideas for vacations in Florida in the fall.  I’ll be talking a little more about specific places in later entries, though.  Meanwhile, get set for some great Florida vacationing time!

Yes, there are supposedly places in Florida that are haunted — and not just the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World!

The two most famous “spirited” places in Florida are St. Augustine and Key West.  Both have ghost tours (in the form of walking tours) and St. Augustine goes a bit further in that regard.

For example, in St. Augustine you can also take a boat tour or ride in style in a limo…which used to be a hearse!  (Quite inventive, I’d say.)

Ghosts are big business in both these Florida vacation spots, but are they real?  Certainly many people have reported eerie feelings on these tours.  But are they spirits…or an active imagination, triggered by stories and legends told in the dark of the night?

Boo!