In this video, I’m Kayla Waller with Waller Adventures, and I take y’all with me to Ocala, Florida for the world-famous Glass Bottom Boat Tour at Silver Springs State Park. We were actually camping in the park, but you don’t have to camp to do the tour—you can just show up for the ride. We rolled in during a straight-up rainstorm (my hair was telling on me), and they were even on a lightning hold for a bit, so we were thankful to slow down and still make it. Once we got on the boat, it turned into one of those Florida experiences that’s part nature, part history lesson, and part “no way that happened here.” We watched manatees cruising around (even though manatee season ended in March), spotted turtles and multiple gators, and learned what we were looking at under the glass—eel grass, spring vents, and swirling sand in spots like “Snowstorm.” The captain also talked about the insane amount of water these springs push out and how water levels change with rain, hurricanes, and all the development pulling from the aquifer. On top of the wildlife, the movie history here is wild—Creature from the Black Lagoon, Tarzan, Sea Hunt, and even James Bond scenes. We even saw an old ceremonial dugout canoe down in the water and the original glass bottom boat from the 1800s. If you want a unique Florida day trip that’s equal parts beautiful and interesting, this one’s hard to beat.