Jacksonville, FL Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Situated in the great double loop of the St Johns River and with long established lumber and coffee industries, JACKSONVILLE , the largest city in the US – 841 square miles – is suspicious of anything that might upset its hard-working tradition. Pleasure seekers are expected to stick to the beaches. Even the film industry, which came here seeking a base in the 1910s, was scared off by the religious zeal of the locals and settled in California instead. The growing size of the white-collar sector has eased the visual blight of years of heavy industry, and efforts have been made to enhance Jacksonville's … more »