I want to visit Florida for a vacation soon. It's the southernmost state in the southeast. 
My sister lives in Florida. I went to visit her and it was fun but sooooooo hot!  What kind of vacation are you looking to do?  
It's the 3rd most populous and 8th most densely populated state but I want to do something off the beaten path. Not all the tourist stuff.
That's smart. Less people and congestion. Do you like water sports? Plenty to do there, even scuba diving.
Oh yes definitely! I know I would need to avoid Miami its the most populated urban area of Florida
Most definitely.  You could always go into Miami for one night of wild fun. ha ha.  Disney World is down there and all those attractions...is that your thing?
state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. Florida has the lowest high point of any U.S. state. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The American alligator, American crocodile, American flamingo, Roseate spoonbill, Florida panther, bottlenose dolphin, and manatee can be found in Everglades National Park in the southern part of the state. Along with Hawaii, Florida is one of only two states that has a tropical climate, and is the only continental state with either
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Florida () is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (), the 3rd-most populous (21,312,211 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated () of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the