Florida's Nature Coast is a true explorer's dream locale. These eight small towns offer a great starting point for exploring the coast's best.

Speros FL is a 775-acre campus currently under construction in Pasco County, FL. Anchored by Moffitt Cancer Center, the site will be an innovation hub for science, technology, and healthcare.

December 27, 1894 is the day Florida froze. “An arctic clipper came down and scoured Florida. I think it was 28 degrees in Tampa, Dr. Mormino said.

And while development outside the small town booms, City Commissioner Blaze Drinkwine said many are doing their best to hold on its heritage. “When I moved here, Mirada didn’t exist.