Need a vacation? Well South Florida residents don't need to travel far. Florida landed many spots on a popular travel sites "Top" lists. TripAdvisor released its 2014 Traveler's Choice Lists - Top 25 destinations, beaches, Top 10 islands and so on. Florida made it to almost all those lists.
Marco Island was named the number one island in the United States and number four in the world - it beat Maui. Three Florida beaches were on the best beaches in the world list - nine Florida beaches on the US list.
As for "destinations on the rise," TripAdvisor says Destin, Florida is third. The list Florida didn't make: Top 25 Destinations in the World.