Ponce de Leon Springs State Park 2860 Ponce de Leon Springs Road Ponce de Leon, Florida 32455 Phone: 850-836-4281 This beautiful spring is named for Juan Ponce de León, who led the first Spanish ...

WFTX Fort Myers, FL. Punta Gorda's Ponce de Leon Park to reopen on Friday. Posted: January 15, 2025 | Last updated: June 12, 2025. The city said the park has undergone hurricane repairs and will ...

According to MacDougald, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon visited Tampa Bay in 1521. He sought to establish the first colony in the U.S. at Tampa Bay, but it did not materialize.

On this day in 1513, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 came ashore on the Florida coast near present-day St. Augustine and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown.

Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is ranked #10 out of 19 things to do in St. Augustine. See pictures and our review of Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

On the tip of Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, south of Daytona Beach, sits the Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Florida and the third-tallest lighthouse in the U.S.