Glass-Bottom Boats, History and Monkeys at Silver Springs (PHOTOS)
Glass-bottom boats were invented and launched in the 1870s at Silver Springs near Ocala, and visitors still climb on board to get a look at fish and fossils below the Silver River's surface and critters and birds above it.
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