I was twelve years old when I first rode the Glass Bottom Boats at Silver Springs, near Ocala, Florida. “Creature from the Black Lagoon” was fresh in my mind as I scanned the water for any sign that the movie filmed there might be real.

Now that I’m a little older, the visit had me wondering if the experience would still be as exciting. It was. Today Silver Springs is a wonderful blend of the old and the new. Signs of progress mixed with nostalgia from over one-hundred years of greeting guests gives Silver Springs a great feel and lots to do.