Cinnamon-colored coquina shell beaches. Graceful sea oats and thickets of palmettos. Ancient moss-draped live oaks and lovely old magnolias.

Welcome to the real Florida. At Ocean Hammock Resort, located in Palm Coast on Florida's quiet northeast Atlantic coast, experience Florida the way it was meant to be experienced.

The Resort is named after its unique setting: an unspoiled ocean hammock. Elevated mounds of scrub oak and native brush create a natural barrier between the land and the area's unique coquina sand beaches, showcasing an abundance of wildlife and vegetation, including 400 different kinds of birds.

As you bike along the Intracoastal Waterway or walk Ocean Hammock's two-and-a-half-mile long stretch of pristine beach, be on the lookout for dolphins, manatees, pelicans, snowy white and blue herons, ospreys, eagles, sandpipers and ibis. And don't miss the inspiring pilgrimage of baby sea turtles, as they leave protected nests and head for the Atlantic.

Ocean Hammock is just a half-hour drive from both St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. During your stay, you may want to visit neighboring attractions, historic sites and nature areas, including:

• St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city
• Marineland, world's oldest marine attraction
• World Golf Hall of Fame, traditional and interactive exhibits celebrating golf's greatest competitors
• Daytona Beach, home of the International Speedway and Museum
• Kennedy Space Center, exhibits, tours and more about America's space program