Every Florida city, one standard.

The city that sets the tempo for the whole coast: beach mornings, gallery afternoons, late dinners that turn into later nights.

The island itself: South Beach glamour, quieter sands up north, and the causeways that tie it to the mainland.

Yachting capital and an easier, breezier coast: Las Olas dinners, deep-water marinas, and a calmer beach than Miami's.

Old-world island polish: Worth Avenue, oceanfront estates, and a season that runs on galas and golf.

Polished and low-key: resort golf, Mizner Park, and a quiet, moneyed stretch of coast between the two big airports.

The winter equestrian capital: show grounds, polo Sundays, and a season that fills the calendar from January to spring.

The Gulf's quiet luxury: sunset beaches, Fifth Avenue dining, and championship golf on the calmer side of the state.

A working bay city with a good time in it: Water Street, historic Ybor, and the beaches a short hop across the bay.

The end of the road: Duval Street, Old Town's lanes, and the country's best excuse to be handed the keys to someone else.

Beyond the parks: golf resorts, convention business, and Winter Park's tree-lined dining, all sprawling and best driven.