I've been going on vacation to Florida since I was a kid and never really cared for it until I went to Sanibel Island and loved it. The flora and fauna there are simply amazing. Not sure how it's faring since a hurricane a few years ago took out the bridge connecting it to the mainland, but the nature itself is probably doing just fine.
My parents used to take me to Hooters all the time. I remember hula hooping with the waitresses. What a strange fucking thing.