A report in the Ocala Evening Star in December 1934 described the construction of a Seminole Indian village on an enclosed, three-acre site just east of the swimming beach at Silver Springs Attraction ...
With fewer and fewer tourists ringing its cash registers and encroaching pollution clouding its trademark crystalline waters, Florida's oldest tourist draw, Silver Springs, is going out of business.
In Florida's Ocala National Forest, springs are the thing. Swimming, snorkeling and hiking are all popular activities in the vast, wooded area.
With a historical flow rate of 65 million gallons daily, the 18-foot-deep Silver Glen Spring is a first-magnitude spring in the Silver Glen Spring basin. Another 40-foot-deep vent, called the “Natural ...
Before Disney World, Silver Springs in Central Florida was for decades one of the state's most popular tourist destinations. The crystal clear water of Silver Springs made it invaluable to Hollywood.