This theme park based on exotic African adventures is a great combination of animal encounters and thrill rides—featuring one of the country's premier zoos with more than 2,700 animals. Thrill seekers will enjoy the roller coasters here: Gwazi, Kumba, Montu, Python, Scorpion, and the new vertical dive coaster SheiKra.
2. Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral / Florida
Discover the past, present, and future of space exploration at NASA's launch headquarters. Witness earth-shaking launches and breathtaking landings at America's busiest launch and landing facility. Don't miss the Apollo/Saturn V Center, where you can see a massive, real Saturn V rocket.
3. Daytona International Speedway
Daytona / Florida
The "World Center of Racing" is appropriately home of "The World's Greatest Race" — the Daytona 500. The Speedway also hosts a diverse schedule of racing, including the Pepsi 400 and the Rolex 24. And don't miss Daytona USA, an interactive entertainment facility and the official attraction of NASCAR.
4. Historic Bok Sanctuary
1151 Tower Boulevard / Lake Wales / Florida
Find tranquility and inspiration in the lush landscapes of this preserved hilltop, exploring the Olmsted gardens, the music of the carillon tower, and the splendor of Pinewood Estate. Visit Pine Ridge Nature Preserve, a 100-acre ecosystem home to endangered plants and animals.
Cypress Gardens is hailed as Florida’s first theme park. It offers a variety of attractions, including 40 rides, historic gardens, the world-famous water ski show, trademark Southern Belles, Nature’s Way animal area, Jubilee Junction, all-star concerts, and Splash Island water park.
6. Silver Springs
5656 E. Silver Springs Boulevard / Silver Springs / Florida
90 miles north of Orlando, Silver Springs is a 350-acre nature theme park that surrounds the headwaters of the Silver River, the largest artesian spring formation in the world. Relax on a river cruise and view the underground springs from glass-bottom boats, or explore wildlife exhibits, rides, shows, and botanical gardens.
7. Port Canaveral
Port Canaveral / Florida
Set sail at sea on a cruise. Disney Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean all offer cruises from Port Canaveral, where close to 5 million cruise passengers pass through each year. Port Canaveral is the home port for the two Disney ships: the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder.
8. Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach / Florida
Enjoy a sunny day at the beach, on the pier, or in the shops while you vacation on Florida's Atlantic coast. Located near Kennedy Space Center and Port Canaveral, this fabulous six-mile long sandy beach is a great place to relax. Don't miss the world's largest surf shop, the Ron Jon Surf Shop.
9. St. Pete Beach
St. Pete Beach / Florida
90 minutes from Orlando, play and relax on St. Pete’s sugar white beaches on the Gulf of Mexico (on the western edge of the Tampa Bay area.) Don't miss the Don CeSar Beach Resort, known as Florida's Legendary Pink Palace since 1928. Take the Suncoast Beach Trolley or shop “Historic Corey Avenue”.
10. St. Augustine
St. Augustine / Florida
St. Augustine earns the distinction of being the nation's oldest city due to it being the oldest, continuously-occupied European settlement in the continental U.S. People call it quirky, romantic and of course historic, with Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth available for viewing at the National Archeological Park!
