The freshwater at Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park is so clear in some parts that you can see some 100 feet below you (hence, the site's glass-bottom boat tours). On dry land, you'll find ...

Ball purchased 4,000 acres surrounding Wakulla Springs in 1937 and constructed the 27-room Wakulla Springs Lodge as a guest house.

From certain angles, Wakulla Springs looks like a virgin rainforest, the kind you might read about in an old adventure story. The water is startlingly clear, and temperatures can reach a sumptuous ...