Best for waterskiing: Sixteen lakes form a deepblue chain around the west side of Winter Haven the Water Skiing Capital of the World. The craze started in 1936 with the debut of Cypress Garden the nations first aquatic theme park and its celebrated waterski shows. If its being done on the water chances are somebody tried it in Winter Haven first wrote Waterski magazines Tony Smith. Try barefoot waterskiing for instance taught by the Footers Edge Training Center one of half a dozen local waterski and wakeboard schools.