What to do around Tampa/Clearwater Beach?
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We are planning a trip to Florida next month. We booked flights to Tampa and plan to go to Clearwater Beach.
Can you recommend other things to do in the area? We are military. I know we can get free admission to SeaWorld. Would it be worth the drive to SeaWorld in Orlando vs just visiting the Florida Aquarium? |
Anonymous
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Visit Winter the Dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Legoland isn't as far as Orlando |
Anonymous
| Salvador Dali Museum |
Anonymous
| Clearwater marine aquarium is good. Can go on a cruise on a pirate ship from near there in clearwater. North of clearwater 20 minutes is honeymoon island. Great beach there. |
Anonymous
| Busch Gardens Tampa! |
Anonymous
| Check the threads on Sarasota, St. Pete. Lots of great local stuff to do in addition to the beach! |
Anonymous
| Not sure how old your kids are but there is an awesome kids museum in St Pete. It's a great option for a rainy day. |
Anonymous
| Depending on when you get there, go see the Phillies play at Brighthouse stadium. Spring training is on until Easter this year, I think. |
Anonymous
| Lowry zoo is awesome in Tampa. Entire foot loved it. Highlights include the opportunity to feed the giraffes and ride a camel and other animals. Flamingo exhibit. The zoo appeared animal friendly. We also enjoyed a day at the aquarium and drove to fort desoto beach and spent the afternoon. Great beach. |
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| Gator World! |
Anonymous
OP here. My kids are ages 4 and 6. This place looks great. I will definitely do a day trip to St Petersburg. Also will add Lowry Zoo and Clearwater Aquarium. Clearwater Aquarium has a Sea Safari I think our kids would really enjoy. We will skip theme parks for this trip. We are going for spring break so crowds will be even larger than normal. |
Anonymous
Interesting place but my kids saw several things that they weren't quite prepared for. Dali was a strange character... |
Anonymous
| Take the ferry to caladesi island state park |
Anonymous
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Homosassa Springs State Park is just north of the Clearwater area.
http://www.homosassasprings.org/Homosassa.cfm |
Anonymous
| Pinnellas County Heritage Museum in Largo (suburb of Tampa). Excellent museum. Also drove up to weeki-wachee state park. And Tarpon Springs. And love Fort Desoto Park. |