Here in Kings Bay on Florida’s Nature Coast, about a 90-minute drive from both Tampa and Orlando, is the only site in North America where you can legally swim and frolic with the still ...

Room in bed and breakfast where manatees gather in the back yard. The Crystal Blue Lagoon Bed and Breakfast in Crystal River, Florida, is for sale at $3.3 million.

This, of course, draws visitors keen to swim alongside these gentle giants in their natural habitat which (for those with their own boat) can be done for free, or on fully-outfitted snorkeling ...