Best of Hernando Staff 
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park’s Buccaneer Bay water park has closed its kiddie area for renovation — but the trade is a big one: a new full-size water slide and … Read more
Marker 48 Brewing carries a real distinction beyond its beer: it’s Hernando County’s first full-production craft brewery, running a 6,000-square-foot tasting room and beer garden with live music most weekends. … Read more
Brooksville’s bar scene runs old-school: Sail Inn on Broad Street has been a fixture long enough to have its regulars down to a routine — pool, darts, karaoke, open daily … Read more
Brooksville has more than one historic landmark — it has a four-story Victorian house with 14 rooms and seven gables, painted in colors that catch you from Main Street. The … Read more
When a Florida summer storm rolls in, Hernando County actually has real fully-indoor options — not just a movie theater. Altitude Trampoline Park in Spring Hill covers the enclosed-under-one-roof category … Read more
The Hernando County Fair has been running since 1950 — 76 years and counting — and still pulls around 25,000 visitors to the Hernando County Fairgrounds each late April. It’s … Read more
Between the county park system and a handful of dedicated kid attractions, Hernando County has more going on for families than the Weeki Wachee mermaids alone. Anderson Snow Park in … Read more
Downtown Brooksville holds its art inside City Hall. Gallery 201 sits behind government doors as the only gallery on Main Street, offering free admission to a rotating collection of regional … Read more
Weeki Wachee Springs gets all the attention, but Hernando County’s parks system runs a lot deeper than the mermaids. Cypress Lakes Preserve near Ridge Manor is the real find for … Read more
Hernando County fishing splits cleanly into two different trips: freshwater river fishing on one side of the county, and real Gulf access on the other. The Withlacoochee River runs bass, … Read more