JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, home to beautiful beaches, the nation’s oldest city, and the “Most Magical Place on Earth.”
Recently, Travel Lemming, an online travel guide, ranked Jacksonville No. 29 on its list of the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2024. Must-see destinations in town included the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, the Florida Theatre and Jacksonville Beach.
But there’s a valuable tourism area nestled in Jacksonville’s Northside that’s relatively unexplored.
Last summer, Marty Lewis, host of National Geographic’s “Black Travel Across America,” visited Jacksonville to learn about the city’s rich Black history, and that’s when she met local filmmaker Dana Maule.
Maule, a Jacksonville native born and raised on the Northside, wants to investigate how tourism impacts urban communities and the preservation of Black history.
Lewis agreed to work with Maule on the project as the film’s host.
“I want…