NJ to Florida

[manu360]

Thank you all so much for the help!
sorry I realized I was very vague in my post, we will be starting from sussex county to west palm beach atlantic, we have from the end of july (not 100% positive on exactly what day but I would say about july 25/26th) and then we have until august 10th, time isn't the issue because we will be staying in florida so we won't have to take the trip back up for a while so we do want to see what we can take advantage of one the way down. i do love the ideas os the islands and sunset on the beach, that is exactly up my alley of what I would love to do. or lighthouses and things like that, we love hikes and enjoying nature so I will definitely have to write those places down. My boyfriend is a history buff too so do yall know any places that are must sees for history or even any interesting stories?
I will definitely take a look more at the motels and cheaper places to stay, thank you all so much for taking the time to reply to this- i truly appreciate it

[DonnaR57]

When I think the words "history" and "Florida" in the same thought, "St Augustine" jumps out at me for older history, and "Titusville/Kennedy Space Center" for more recent 20th century space history.

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Donna

[manu360]

thank you so much, I appreciate it!

[NowthatIamretired]

I’m new here myself but know the trip from Virginia to Florida well. If you want to avoid traffic, try to avoid going around DC. You can do that by using Rt. 301 south through Maryland and it will take you over a bridge and hook you into Fredericksburg, VA. If he is into Civil War History, there are four battlefields right in that area. If you really want to go off the beaten track and avoid I-95 you can take Rt. 13 south through Maryland all the way down the Eastern shore and cross over the Bay-Bridge tunnel across the Chesapeake Bay. Then you won’t be too far from Williamsburg, another great historical site. These routes won’t be as fast, but it does get you off of I-95 which isn’t fun, especially around DC. Further down, Charleston, SC is a really neat town to explore. I also totally agree with checking out St. Augustin, FL.