FLORIDA'S HIGH SPOTS

[Music] the gleaming towers of Miami Beach set against the dazzling blue of the sea are a Scenic signpost for Seekers of Fun and Sun [Music] for those who come Lincoln Road is a fabulous shopping center Chek and Cosmopolitan elegant and extravagant the hotels that line the beach offer an architectural Fiesta in themselves modern styling with light Airy lines and a bright spacious air reflecting the way of life under the Florida Sky even the lobbies funnel in the Great Outdoors Sunshine is their stock in trade and they serve it up lavishly with some of the world's finest ocean bathing a few steps away who needs a swimming pool yet nearly every hotel has one and they're every bit as popular as the surf the pools are huge with broad Terraces and table service for those who don't like sand between their toes but who do like a cool drink in the hand the pool becomes a setting for an aqua valet to entertain swimmers and non-swimmers alike Miami Beach lies on a thin Coastal strip on one side the Atlantic on the other biscane Bay and the City of Miami the Bay is Broad Channel is a natural for water sports offering a magnificent scenic route a fortunate few have their homes on The Verdant isets that dock biscan Bay for this You Don't Have To Be A Millionaire but it helps each is more impressive than the last but not one with any sign of Life how come well people here are like people anywhere else where do you find them when the day is bright and sunny well the owner of this house might be riding the next pair of w schemes or likely as not splashing happily on the beach fun is where you find it and in this vacation land you don't have to look far Beauty and the beach ah what a way to live [Music] swimming isn't the only sport Florida's semi-tropic Waters provide deep sea fishing is at its finest and there's Adventure waiting at the Docks also waiting are the Pelicans feathered pan handlers who' sooner beg for a meal than hunt their own wise Birds Rich pickings here rarely do the Anglers return empty-handed when they do well the ones that got away are the gamest fish of all but the ones they bring back are terrific too trophy of Unforgettable Victory another Sport with its own brand of excitement is at its finest in nearby hia a top track in its own right haa makes the racing season something special you'll see the top thorough breeds of the Year racing here [Music] flamingos abound in the tracks in field a rich subtropic garden and the colorful birds stage a pretty spectacular show of their own competition for the flamingos is found in the Parrot Jungle near Miami parrots Maca toucans and other tropical Troopers have the show all to themselves here here a brother act over you go and [Music] again this bright plumaged lad won't swing back and forth like ordinary Birds he's got a style of his own bright feathers have always flattered the lady fair and this lucky lass has a living Ensemble of flamboyant [Music] finery a gorgeous sight but a dissenting voice is heard that's for the birds man it's corny he's a hep chimp Got That Rock And Roll beat hardly as Charming as a parrot or a chimp a giant Stone Cobra is the signpost for the reptile Farm exhibits such as these giant lizards or are they dwarf dragons set the stage for a unique combination of Thrills and chills these fearsome looking reptiles are comparatively harmless you can't say that about the main attraction to milk a cobra you have to catch him first and this this F has no Rivals for his job Cobra venom has found medicinal uses this Snake Farm Supplies Laboratories all over the country combining service to science with a spine tingling experience for visitors and uh don't forget not all snakes are deadly and vicious as cobras some make Dandy pets cuddly as can be the Animal Kingdom flourishes in Florida's subtropic climate visitors get to meet the porpus and that's a real treat a mammal like the whale he's as intelligent friendly and playful as a dog just as willing to do a trick to earn his supper finny funloving and good at basketball quite a combination through the glass wall of the huge tanks can be seen hundreds of species of deep sea fishes the ocean depths recreated in miniature from the depths to the surface sunlight again and Sports on the Crystal Waters of Cypress Gardens this is the water skiing capital of the world and on any day you're likely to find an appropriate blend of pageantry and competition from acrobatics to Aqua ballet on skis they're not so far apart both demand skill Poise and control both look like lots of fun and for the gals who like to keep dry how about a piggyback ride High out of the spray bright Sun Blue Water Carefree G everywhere you travel these are the real high spots of Florida that make it America's Playland