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Sights and Attractions in Clearwater |
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| Clearwater is steeped in history and a trip to the downtown area will take you back in time. Nature and history together throw up a feast of experiences. |
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary
Lowry Park Zoo
Weeki Wachee Springs
Salvador Dali Museum
The Florida Holocaust Museum
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Pinellas County African American History Museum
Pinewood Cultural Park
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Ybor City
Professional Sports
Orlando Amusement Parks |
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| Clearwater Marine Aquarium |
| The Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a non-profit working rescue and rehabilitation facility, features live and model displays of area marine life, including dolphins, and sea turtles. The museum’s hours are 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. On Saturday, the hours are 9 AM to 4 PM and on Sunday the museum is open from 11 AM to 4 PM. Admission is $9 for adults and $6.50 for children ages 3-12. |
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| Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary |
| Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, one of the United States’ largest wild bird rehabilitation centers at Indian Shores, is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of indigenous wild birds. Tours are given every Wednesday and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of every month at 2 PM. |
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| Lowry Park Zoo |
| Lowry Park Zoo, open 7 days a week except for Thanksgiving and Christmas, from 9:30 AM to 5 PM. The zoo has 56 acres of habitat with 8 main exhibit areas, including the Wallaroo Station Children’s Zoo and its newest exhibit, Safari Africa. Zoo passes for a 1-day visit are $14.95 for adults, $13.95 for seniors 60 and up, $10.50 for children 3-11 and free for children 2 and under. Zoo bands are available for the rides in the zoo. The cost is $18 per band, or tickets can be purchased separately for each ride. |
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| Weeki Wachee Springs |
| For adults who remember the yesteryear of the Florida vacation experience, Weeki Wachee Springs offers an old fashioned ‘50s style tourist attraction featuring mermaids swimming in a natural spring. Or, the kids might prefer to visit Buccaneer Bay, the only spring-fed water park in the state of Florida, where visitors enjoy constant 72º F of 99% pure spring water. Daily admission is $21.95 for adults and $15.95 for children 3-11. There is a $3 parking charge. April through August Weeki Wachee Springs is open from 10 AM to 4 PM. |
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| Salvador Dali Museum |
If you want to see artwork was not limited to a particular style or media and reveals a constantly growing and evolving artist, visit the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. Docents provide 6 regular public tours through the museum each day. The 1-hour tours are free of charge. While each tour features selections from the permanent collection and highlights from Dali’s life, subject matter may range from mathematics to his Spanish and Catalan cultures. The museum is in the process of developing a free 30-45 minute audio tour for the visually impaired.
The museum’s regular hours are Monday – Saturday, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Thursdays 9:30 AM to 8 PM and Sundays from 12 PM to 5:30 PM. Summer hours begin in June and continue through August. At that time the museum extends its Thursday and Friday night hours to 8 PM and offers a special admission price of $5 after 5 PM. Remember, though, that the museum is closed the 1st and 4th Friday of each month during the summer. General admission is $14 per person. A discounted price is given to senior citizens, military and police at $12 per person. Students 10 years and up, with ID for those 18 and above, is $9. Children ages 5 to 9 are $3.50 and children 4 and under are free. |
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| The Florida Holocaust Museum |
| The Florida Holocaust Memorial Museum in Tampa Bay offers permanent, short term, and traveling exhibits that fulfill the museum’s twofold mission to honor the memory of those who suffered or died in the Holocaust and to educate future generations to prevent such genocide. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult to visit this museum. |
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| Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art |
| Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art presents the works of Abraham Rattner and Allen Leepa, and provides gallery space for special exhibitions and student exhibitions. The museum is open from 10 AM to 5 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. On Thursday the museum offers extended hours from 10 AM to 9 PM. On Sundays, the museum is open from 1 – 5 PM. The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free for children and students with a student ID. |
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| Pinellas County African American History Museum |
| Pinellas County African American History Museum is home to the collections, catalogs, preserved oral histories, photographs, artifacts and other documentation relevant to the history of the African American communities in Pinellas County over the last 125 years. |
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| Pinewood Cultural Park |
| The Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Heritage Village, the Pinellas County Historical Museum and the Florida Botanical Gardens make up the Pinewood Cultural Park, the only interdisciplinary park of its kind in the nation. Located at the nearby city of Largo, The Gulf Coast Museum of Art features displays related to history, botanical science and arts. Heritage Village is a turn of the century living museum that includes a school, church, railroad depot, a store and several historic homes. Also on the grounds of Heritage Village is the Pinellas County Historical Museum. |
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| Busch Gardens Tampa Bay |
| Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a family adventure park offering an array of attractions based on exotic encounters with the African continent. Thrilling rides, a premier zoo featuring more than 2,700 animals, live shows, restaurants, shops and games---Busch Gardens offers a great time for visitors of every age.
Busch Gardens is located 8 miles northeast of downtown Tampa, 2 miles east of I-275 at the Busch Boulevard exit and 2 miles west of I-75 at exit 265. Parking is available to cars and motorcycles for $8 and in preferred parking for $12. Admission is $57.95 for adults and $47.95 for children ages 3-9. Taxes are applicable. Admission includes access to all rides, shows and most park attractions. |
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| Ybor City |
| Ybor City, the historic cigar-making district of downtown Tampa Bay, is Florida's Latin Quarter. The district’s wrought iron balconies, globe streetlights, brick-lined walkways and historic cigar factories provide a glimpse into an era rich with culture and history. Today, Ybor City is a shopping, dining and entertainment venue with nightlife as colorful as Spanish Flamenco dancers are. The Centro Ybor Museum and Visitor Information Center is open 10 AM - 6 PM Monday through Saturday and 12 - 6 PM on Sundays. |
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| Professional Sports |
| Catch a professional ball game, as there are plenty of teams in the area in a wide variety of professional sports. Visit the home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, the NBA’s Orlando Magic or MLB’s Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Or, if horseracing is more your style, visit Tampa Bay Downs. |
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| Orlando Amusement Parks |
| The amusement parks and attractions in and around Orlando make a great day trip from Treasure Island. |
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Magic Kingdom®: At Walt Disney World® visit Cinderella Castle, ride Space Mountain® or experience Mickey’s PhilharMagic and Stitch’s Great Escape!™ |
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Epcot®:Catch the lasers, fireworks, fountains and special effects show called IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth and don’t miss “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,” a 3-D adventure experience. |
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Disney-MGM Studios:At Disney-MGM Studios, try the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ and the Rock ‘n Roller Coaster® starring Aerosmith. |
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Park: Ride on Kilimanjaro Safaris®, catch the beautiful on-stage production of Lion King, experience the wild rides of Kali River Rapids® and enjoy Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade. |
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SeaWorld: Ride the longest floorless roller coaster, Kraken, watch Shamu perform spectator-drenching acrobatics or catch the breathtaking underwater life show at SeaWorld’s Nautilus Theater. |
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Universal Orlando®: Ride through time and space on the Back to the Future the Ride®, get goose bumps on Revenge of the Mummy and save the earth on Men in Black™ Alien Attack™. |
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Islands of Adventure: At Marvel Super Hero Island®, take a ride in the Incredible Hulk Coaster® or enjoy The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man®. Travel to the Lost Continent® to take a thrilling ride over Dragon Lake in Dueling Dragons®. |
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