WARM MINERAL SPRINGS GUIDE
Food Scene
Chipotle Mexican Grill
1707 S Tamiami TrailFavorite Fast Food Mexican
Earth Cafe
13665 Tamiami TrailBest casual cafe for coffee and a snack or light meal
Five Guys
17819 Tamiami TrailBest Burgers In North Port
Abbe's Donut Shop
13625 Tamiami TrailBest Donuts In North Port. Big lines in the morning
The Crepe Chef/ Miami Crepes LLC
119 Tamiami TrailBest Breakfast Crepes
The best seafood and escargot on the west side of florida ! Absolutly a must go. The place is right on the water with a beaituful view.
135 locals recommend
Farlows on the Water
2080 S McCall RdThe best seafood and escargot on the west side of florida ! Absolutly a must go. The place is right on the water with a beaituful view.
K&K Bakery
13661 Tamiami TrailBest Bakery In North Port
Blue Tequila
14525 Tamiami TrailBest Mexican Food In North Port
Que-Rico Colombian Flavors
13648 Tamiami TrailBest Latin American Food
Bocca Lupo Coal Fired Pizza
4301 Aidan LnBest Pizza In North Port
Prime Serious Steak
19665 Cochran BlvdBest Steak In North Port
Drinks & Nightlife
Buffalo Wild Wings
18379 Tamiami TrailReally good beer and Buffalo Wings for your late night cravings
The Gator Club
1490 Main StNeighborhoods
The only warm mineral spring in Florida is found on an obscure back road (our favorite kind) near North Port, Florida. This place is of major historical and archeological note and I’m surprised we’d never heard of it! You may not step out of the water with a younger face, but perhaps you’ll feel you have more verve and zing.
A few intriguing facts about the springs:
The water flowing from this spring is low in oxygen and is believed to have been trapped underground for over thirty thousand years.
In 1973 a 10,000 year old skull still containing brain matter (can you imagine?) was discovered, which changed the theory about the time of Homosapian movement to 4,000 years earlier than originally thought.
Some believe Ponce de Leon hoped this was The Fountain of Youth. (Some also believe that Ponce was never actually searching for The Fountain of Youth.) (I still am, though…)
Eight million gallons of water a day flows through and replenishes itself every 2 hours.
Soaking in warm mineral spring water is thought to have healing and preventative qualities, and natural medicine practitioners in Japan and Europe have been recommending balneotherapy – treatment of disease by bathing – for centuries. Some purported benefits are:
Increased blood flow, circulation.
Increased metabolism.
Absorption of essential minerals.
Treatment of chronic digestive diseases and constipation.
Treatment of gout, diabetes, and liver complaints.
Admission is $20 per adult, $15 for children ages 6 – 17 and $10 for children ages 3 – 5.
60 locals recommend
Warm Mineral Springs
The only warm mineral spring in Florida is found on an obscure back road (our favorite kind) near North Port, Florida. This place is of major historical and archeological note and I’m surprised we’d never heard of it! You may not step out of the water with a younger face, but perhaps you’ll feel you have more verve and zing.
A few intriguing facts about the springs:
The water flowing from this spring is low in oxygen and is believed to have been trapped underground for over thirty thousand years.
In 1973 a 10,000 year old skull still containing brain matter (can you imagine?) was discovered, which changed the theory about the time of Homosapian movement to 4,000 years earlier than originally thought.
Some believe Ponce de Leon hoped this was The Fountain of Youth. (Some also believe that Ponce was never actually searching for The Fountain of Youth.) (I still am, though…)
Eight million gallons of water a day flows through and replenishes itself every 2 hours.
Soaking in warm mineral spring water is thought to have healing and preventative qualities, and natural medicine practitioners in Japan and Europe have been recommending balneotherapy – treatment of disease by bathing – for centuries. Some purported benefits are:
Increased blood flow, circulation.
Increased metabolism.
Absorption of essential minerals.
Treatment of chronic digestive diseases and constipation.
Treatment of gout, diabetes, and liver complaints.
Admission is $20 per adult, $15 for children ages 6 – 17 and $10 for children ages 3 – 5.
Activities
Warm Mineral Springs