Experience the old Florida you never knew existed.

Join the owners of Classic Motorsports magazine as they proudly show off Florida’s finest back roads and destinations–those hidden gems known only to longtime residents.

This classic sports car tour features:

• Hub-style tour structure - No packing and unpacking your bags each night

• Turn-by-turn navigation through custom-programmed GPS unit

• Professional photography of you and your vehicle

• Hand-selected dining experiences

• All-inclusive food and beverages, including an open bar once each day's driving has concluded, aside from one night’s dinner

• Historic sites, such as the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Daytona International Speedway

• Inside looks at mind-blowing private automotive collections

• Natural attractions brimming with unique wildlife such as DeLeon Springs

• Twisty back roads you’d never expect to find in Florida

• A judgement-free, friendly group of up to 27 couples

• And much, much more!

Immediately following the famed Amelia weekend, there’s no better time to enjoy what made Florida famous.

Keep scrolling down to view full itinerary…

When

March 8-13, 2026*

Where

Hub-style tour based at the Terrace Hotel in Lakeland, FL

Price

$2,949 per person (double-occupancy)

All lodging, meals and attractions included (except for dinner Wednesday night).

*Dates subject to change

Tour registration also comes with a one-year subscription to Classic Motorsports Magazine.

Orange Blossom Tour Itinerary:

Here’s where we’re going in 2026*

Day 1: Sunday

We’ll arrive at the historic Terrace Hotel Lakeland and check in around 4:00 p.m. At this time you’ll also meet our tour staff in the lobby to pick up your pre-programmed GPS units and other goodies. Our elegant abode for the week’s is located about three and a half hours south of The Amelia, which wraps up the day before.

You’ll have some time before and after check-in to explore charming downtown Lakeland, a city that benefits doubly from its role as the home base of Publix Supermarkets and from its location on beautiful Lake Mirror. (If this body of water sounds familiar, you may know it from the Concours d’Elegance of the same name that takes place there each Fall.)

At 6:30 p.m., we’ll gather together in our private dining room on property for cocktails, followed by dinner.

Day 2: Monday

We’ll kick things off Monday as we do every day on the tour: with breakfast on-property, followed by our driver’s meeting in the parking area. At precisely 9:00 a.m., we’ll head off on the first leg of the tour.

We’ll start by heading northwest through some of the best driving roads in Florida. Most people don’t know that while Florida is relatively flat, two ridges run vertically along the center of the peninsula. We will be traversing these twins as we wind our way through sparsely-populated areas towards one of old Florida’s most unique visitor experiences.

This destination, which was originally a roadside attraction, is now a state park featuring a meandering river and a myriad of Florida wildlife ranging from alligators and black bears to birds and wild cats.

From there, it will be a short ride to our lunch destination: a local favorite waterfront restaurant right on the Homosassa River. (Like all other meals for the week except Tuesday night’s dinner, this lunch is included in the cost of your tour.)

After lunch we’ll wind through swamps, hills and valleys to a little-known general store that has remained virtually unchanged since opening in 1922. Here you can step back in time, grab some ice cream or old-fashioned candy, and browse wares ranging from cast iron pans to barrels of pickles.

Once we return to the hotel, we’ll convene at our traditional parking lot bar (also included in the cost of your tour) to chat about the day’s adventures before heading back to our rooms to freshen up for dinner.

Dinner tonight will be at an elegant venue offering first-class Cuban cuisine just a three-minute walk away from our hotel. (Accommodations for disabilities can be arranged.)

Day 3: Tuesday

For our second day of driving, we’ll head southwest to Sarasota to visit The Ringling Museum of Art (yes, Ringling as in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus).

On our way there, we’ll pass through a landscape dotted with lakes (the scars of Florida’s long and continuing history of phosphate mining). Some pretty fantastic low-traffic roads twist through these former borrow-pits, so until we approach the Gulf Coast suburbs, today’s driving is sure to be a highlight.

The Ringling is home to a world-class fine art museum as well as two circus museums and beautiful gardens. Ca’ d’Zan, the opulent winter home of circus owners John and Mabel Ringling, anchors the property and commands sweeping views of Sarasota Bay.

We’ll enjoy lunch in the elegant on-property Ringling Grillroom, giving us plenty of time to check out the rest of the sprawling museum grounds.

Dinner tonight will be on your own, so you can enjoy the museum longer, investigate Sarasota’s dining scene, or make your way back with the rest of the group to dine with friends at the hotel or at one or the many fine restaurants nearby.

Day 4: Wednesday

We’ll kick off today by heading east toward one of Old Florida’s most charming attractions: Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales. The centerpiece of this beautiful property is the famous Singing Tower, a 250 foot tall Art Deco masterpiece housing a 60-bell carillon that rings every hour.

From there we will work south through the beautiful lakes and orange groves of south-central Florida, enjoying the fragrant spring blossoms. We’ll end up at our favorite Italian restaurant in the area for a relaxing lakeside lunch.

After lunch, we’ll head northeast to Lake Tohopekaliga – part of the Kissimmee chain of lakes, headwaters of the Everglades – for a quintessentially Florida experience: an air boat ride. 

We’ll stroll through a butterfly garden on our way to the boats, and  once we’re out on the water you’ll be able to see exotic birds, aquatic plants, turtles and, of course, alligators.

We’ll meet up again for our parking lot bar before parting ways to freshen up for the evening. Dinner tonight will be right across from our hotel at another favorite restaurant of ours - we’ll meet up in the lobby to head over together.

Day 5: Thursday

We may well have saved the best day for last. We’ll start out heading northeast to the town of Auburndale for a very special treat: a visit to Circuit Florida.

This is a brand-new, world-class racing venue, and trust us, you will be very impressed with the facilities and the way the track flows over its elevation changes. Here we’ll take our cars out on the track for some spirited parade laps (we might even get some track time in loaned supercars). No other track in Florida offers this kind of fun, and you’ll be among the first to experience it.

From Circuit Florida, we’ll head north to the hilliest part of Florida for lunch on Little Lake Harris at one of our favorite fish camps.

After that, we will head south to the exclusive enclave of Windemere, where we have been granted access to one of the most closely guarded private car collections in Florida.

We’ll have one last parking lot bar, freshen up in our rooms, then meet for cocktails on-property at the hotel at 6:30, followed by our dinner and other final-night festivities. Then, we’ll say our goodbyes and start planning our next tours together.

Day 6: Friday

Breakfast at the hotel is still on us today, so you can get a good start for your journey home.

*ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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