Exploring Florida As a Vacation Destination

Many people have longed to visit Disney World inHere your family can visit the Space Museum and
Orlando, Florida. This idea is great and can be funeven have your picture taken in a space suit. Just
for the entire family. However, there are moreoutside of the Space Center is the Space Camp
cities in the state of Florida, which have somewhere children go to learn how the astronauts
great excitement and fun that your family will alsotrain for their missions.
enjoy such as Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Daytona,The last city to talk about is the oldest city in the
the Space Coast, and Saint Augustine.United States, Saint Augustine, Florida. In Saint
We will start in Orlando only because it has theAugustine, you can walk down St. George Street
most famous family and personal attractions in allto see some of the oldest buildings from the old
of Florida. Not only does Orlando have Disneyworld. In fact there are many old buildings located
World, but it is home to Universal Studios.all around the city. The family can see old forts,
Universal Studios can take you behind the sceneslookouts, and stores which look almost as they
of your favorite movie, or TV show. It also hasdid back then. Like most of the cities you can
rides and live shows; you can even see a movietake a romantic carriage ride around the city. You
crew in progress as they are filming.can also visit the Ripley's Believe It Or Not
In Tampa, Florida, there are attractions such asMuseum.
Bush Gardens, Lowry Park Zoo, the Museum ofMiami, Florida, offers some great bay cruises as
Science and Industry, the Florida Aquarium, andwell as other activities. You can take a trip
much more. Bush Gardens is also the home tothrough the everglades and visit Jungle Island, or
adventure camps, the Worlds of Discovery,Gator Park. There are a variety of wildlife shows
Adventure Island, as well as Bush Gardens itself.and airboat rides. You can charter a boat and
Next there is Daytona, Florida, where all the racingtake a fishing trip in the saltwater or freshwater
fans are familiar with the Daytona 500. However,(brackish water) fishing in the everglades. You can
there is also horse and dog racing in Daytona astake a relaxing day at one of the beaches in the
well. Daytona Beach is one of the most famousarea.
beaches in the world; and is home to Bike WeekNo matter which city in Florida you choose to
and Octoberfest. Daytona also has Adventuretake your vacation, you can always find cruises
Landing Waterpark, where the family can have allto take; whether the cruise is for sightseeing or a
sorts of fun.saltwater fishing tour, you will have an
The Space Coast is only 35 miles east of Orlando,unforgettable vacation experience. You can also
located just outside of Titusville, Florida; and it islearn to sail, or just take trip on the open water
full of sandy beaches, the Space Center which isof the Atlantic Ocean.
home to NASA, and the Kennedy Space Center.