The following drives are well within reach:
| WALT DISNEY WORLD - 1½ hour drive
Florida's greatest attraction! The Magic Kingdom has attractions & live shows built around popular Disney stories & popular fantasy themes; Epcot is a world's fair-like vision of the present & future themed around countries, technology, Earth and the future; Disney-MGM Studios has popular movie-themed attractions; & Disney's Animal Kingdom is a park built around animal themed attractions, live shows, safaris, action-thrill-rides & educating the public about preserving wildlife & their habitats. There are also 3 major water parks: Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, & River Country. |
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| SEA WORLD - 2 hour drive
There's no place on Earth like SeaWorld® Orlando! Where else can you challenge thrill-a-second rides one minute and count the teeth on a shark the next? Feed the dolphins, take in an incredible performance, and just try to stay dry when the world famous Shamu® comes a-splashing! SeaWorld Orlando - it just doesn't get any closer than this. |
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| UNIVERSAL STUDIOS - 2 hour drive
Lights! Cameras! Action! Feel the energy of the world's first 3-D cyber-adventure, zap an army of marauding aliens, soar through time and space, fly to the stars, and face the fury of a full-blown tornado. Get ready for your close-up, as you plunge right into the action of your favourite block-buster entertainment! |
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| UNIVERSAL'S ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE - 2 hour drive
Journey through all five Islands of Adventure, where you'll defy gravity, escape the jaws of a T-Rex, brave white water rapids, face the world's first inverted dueling roller coasters, and battle evil high above the city streets. The adventure of a lifetime awaits at 'America's hottest new theme park'. |
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| KENNEDY SPACE CENTRE - 4 hour drive
The Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex provides an exhilarating and educational experience of the space program. Whether touring the Rocket Garden, or boarding a full-scale replica of the Space Shuttle Explorer, visitors are guaranteed to gain a new perspective on the incredible feats accomplished by the space program. The Visitor Complex also offers amenities and services such as bus tours, restaurants, first-aid, and pet kennels. |
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| WET 'N' WILD - 2 hour drive
Orlando's most exciting water park, offers the best variety of multi-passenger thrill rides. Kids will love the additions to the Children's Playground featuring a giant bucket that will periodically fill with water and splash out onto the kids. Experience the Storm - a swirling, twirling body coaster that sends riders spinning in circles to a splash landing! Soak up the sun while floating leisurely around the Lazy River. Wet 'n Wild is open year-round with seasonally heated pools. |
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| FANTASY OF FLIGHT - 1 hour drive
The passion and nostalgia of aviation come alive at Fantasy Of Flight, World's Greatest Aircraft Collection located in the heart of Central Florida! The vision of aviation enthusiast and historian, Kermit Weeks, Fantasy Of Flight is a tribute to the innovation and imagination of the pioneers of flight. Featuring rare and vintage aircraft, this popular attraction transports you back to the hey-day of aviation. Welcomed by the nostalgic art-deco architecture, you will reconnect with your childhood belief that you really can fly, only at Fantasy Of Flight! |
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| DISCOVERY COVE - 2 hour drive
Imagine a place where you can touch and swim with dolphins, wade with mysterious rays, snorkel lazily through a colorful cloud of exotic fish, and come eye-to-eye with sharks and barracuda! Discovery Cove: a day of adventure... a lifetime of memories. |
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| DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - 3½ hour drive
Daytona International Speedway is the home of "The World's Greatest Race" -- the Daytona 500. Annually, the Daytona 500 attracts the largest audience in motorsports. Although the Daytona 500 garners most of the attention, the enormous 480-acre motorsports complex boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe -- earning it the title of "World Center of Racing." |
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| MIAMI - 4 hour drive
The City of Miami known as the "Magic City" is located in Southeast Florida, in Miami-Dade County on the Miami River, between the Florida Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. Since its incorporation in 1896, the City has grown tremendously. transforming it into one of the world's renowned centers where people can work, live and play while enjoying a high quality of life. |
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| KEY WEST - (THE SOUTHERN MOST TIP OF THE USA) - 6 hour drive
Only in Key West would the sun shine brightest when it sets. Everyone gathers for the never planned, always varied Sunset Celebration on the Mallory Dock. Once the sun is safely tucked away by jugglers, mimes, musicians and street artists, the city moves to a different beat. A night beat. The streets, filled with sidewalk cafes open-air bars, legendary pubs and world-class restaurants come alive. Gourmets and gourmands alike treat their palates to island specialties. Drama, Musicals and Comedy flourish on our stages. As you enjoy these sights, you'll discover that modern Key West is a warm-hearted place where all are welcome. The city's vibrant Gay and Lesbian community helped spearhead the island's economic and social revival in the 1980's. |
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| THE EVERGLADES - 4 hour drive
The Everglades and the Ten Thousand Islands is a rare and beautiful place. It is one of North America's unsung wild places - a beautiful, rugged, subtropical landscape experienced by a relatively few adventurous souls each year. Many who appreciate the unique qualities of this wilderness will argue that it is a place better kept secret. Perhaps, in my quest for solitude and a deeply personal communion with nature, I might ordinarily agree. But I also feel that it is a resource important not only for its natural heritage and spiritually enriching powers, but for its commercial and recreational values as well. |
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| YBOR CITY - ½ hour drive
Tampa's National Historic Landmark District. Florida's Latin Quarter experience beckons you back to another era. Wrought iron balconies, globe streetlights, brick-lined walkways and the majestic architecture of cigar factories, social clubs and other unique buildings, provide a glimpse into an era rich with culture and history. Today, Ybor City is a shopping, dining and entertainment district where the ancient art of premium hand-rolled cigar making lives on. And, we also boast a nightlife as colorful as our Spanish Flamenco dancers. |
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| BUSCH GARDENS - ¾ hour drive
Busch Gardens is the ultimate family adventure park offering an array of fascinating attractions based on exotic encounters with the African continent. A unique blend of thrilling rides, one of the country's premier zoos featuring more than 2,700 animals, live shows, restaurants, shops and games, Busch Gardens provides unrivaled "real" excitement for guests of every age. |
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