North Florida

Its cities include St. Augustine, Orange Park, and Fernandina Beach, this area is sometimes referred to as the First Coast.

Other metropolitan areas include Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Panama City-Lynn Haven, and Palm Coast.

Lamme and Oldakowski's survey identifies several demographic, political, and cultural elements that characterize North Florida and distinguish it from other areas of the state.

[9] Lamme and Oldakowski's findings track with Barney Warf and Cynthia Waddell's studies of Florida's political geography during the 2000 Presidential election.

[9][10] Lamme and Oldakowski's survey also found some cultural indicators that characterize North Florida.

While tourism was a significant factor in North Florida's economy, particularly in the Emerald Coast, other important industries included agriculture in rural areas, education in Tallahassee and Gainesville, and military and finance in Jacksonville.

North Florida also has a wide variety of natural attractions including the Ravine Gardens State Park, Big Lagoon State Park, Osceola National Forest, and Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.

Historic Gibson Inn, Apalachicola, Florida, built in 1907.
Located in North Florida is Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer's childhood home, Greenville, Madison County, Florida.
Bank of America Tower located on Laura Street , in Jacksonville's financial district
Old Slave Market, Saint Augustine, Florida
North Florida was the birthplace of the Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006, the band's lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant was born & raised in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Suwannee River, is a blackwater river that runs through North Florida and is about 246 miles (396 km) long. The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwanee Straits which separated peninsular Florida from the panhandle.
In North Florida is Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna, Florida.
Century Tower at the University of Florida in Gainesville
Student Union Building at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville
F-117 on ice at McKinley Climatic Laboratory
Jacksonville International Airport or JAX is the largest and busiest airport in North Florida
Amtrak station in Palatka
The James Weldon Johnson Park Skyway station in downtown Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Landing is one of several stops served by the Jacksonville Water Taxi