That’s Dr. Von D. Mizell–Eula Johnson State Park in Dania Beach, Florida – a 310-acre coastal treasure that somehow remains one of the Sunshine State’s best-kept secrets.

Hidden between Fort Lauderdale’s cruise ships and Hollywood’s beaches lies a coastal paradise so magnificent yet overlooked that it feels like finding a secret passage to Old Florida – Dr. Von D.

A Georgia entity sold an ocean-to-lake Manalapan estate for $25 million in an off-market deal, four years after buying it for ...