Activities in Florida
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Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral
Flexible (Departs Orlando, Florida)
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Kennedy Space Center is like an Orlando-style space-travel theme park - only it's real! It's a great day out for the whole family, and only 45 minutes from…Not LP reviewed
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South Beach Divers
- Miami, USA
- Activities › Diving
Runs regular excursions to Key Largo and around Miami, plus offers three-day classes.
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Universal Orlando Tickets
Flexible (Departs Orlando, Florida)
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For a limited time, receive a 3rd Day free* on either a 2-Day Base ticket or 2-Day Park-to-Park Ticket! See below for details. With two amazing theme parks –…Not LP reviewed
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Ski Rixen
Deerfield’s Quiet Waters Park is home to Ski Rixen, South Florida’s only cable water-ski system. Using an innovative cabling system suspended from towers surrounding a half-mile course, water-skiers (and wake-boarders) are pulled over a wake-free watercourse. Obstacles are available for advanced tricksters; otherwise, riders can perfect their water-skiing techniques without the hassle of a boat. Skiers under 18 must have a waiver form notarized and signed by their parents.
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Loxahatchee Everglades Tours
Ten miles west of downtown, Wild Lyle’s Loxahatchee Everglades Tours offers hourly ecoexplorations of the Everglades on one of eight custom airboats (a boat using a fan instead of a propeller to push it over the water). Guests enjoy an adventure ride through swampy marsh, around papyrus and hurricane grass, past long-winged birds and turtles and gators sunning themselves.
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Southbank Riverwalk
This 1.2-mile boardwalk, on the south side of the St John's River, opposite downtown and Jacksonville Landing, has spectacular views of the city's skyline. Most nights yield head-shakingly beautiful scenes, but firework displays are a real blast. The Southbank Riverwalk connects the museums flanking Museum Circle and makes a pleasant promenade.
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Electric Luxury Car Rental
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Whether you are looking for an exciting sightseeing adventure around Miami Beach or a laid back cruise, these luxury electric cars provide a cool and…Not LP reviewed
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Disney's 7-Day Magic Your Way Ticket
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With a 7-Day Ticket, you can do ® your way! The vacation experience is more affordable, flexible and magical than ever. For around $40 per adult per day, enjoy…Not LP reviewed
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Wilderness Waterway & 10,000 Islands
The finest way to experience the serenity and beauty of the Everglades - which is somehow desolate yet lush, tropical yet foreboding - is by canoeing or kayaking through the excellent network of waterways that skirt the northwest portion of the park. The 10,000 Islands consist of many (but not really 10,000) tiny islands and a mangrove swamp that hug the southwesternmost border of Florida.
The Wilderness Waterway, a 99-mile path between Everglades City and Flamingo, is the longest canoe trail in the area, but there are shorter trails near Flamingo.
Most islands are fringed by narrow beaches with sugar-white sand, but note that the water is brackish, not clear, and very…
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Tallahassee-St Marks Historic Railroad State Trail
The ultimate treat for runners, skaters and cyclists, this trail has 16 miles of smooth pavement shooting due south to the gulf port town of St Marks and not a car or traffic light in sight. It's easy and flat for all riders, sitting on a coastal plain and shaded at many points by canopies of gracious live oaks. (More experienced riders may opt for forest trails, like the rugged 7.5-mile Munson Hills Loop trail, navigating sand dunes and a towering pine forest.)
Rent bikes at Great Bicycle Shop.
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Nascar
During Prohibition, production of moonshine (corn liquor with an almighty kick) was an important part of the rural Southern economy, and young people with cars fast enough to outrun local cops handled distribution. On their time off, they tried to outrun each other; when alcohol was relegalized the races continued. The most glamorous venue was the Beach St track in Daytona, where entrepreneurial driver Bill France began promoting 'Race Weeks,' attracting thousands.
The sport took off, though it was often dismissed by other automotive enthusiasts as upstart rednecks racing cars that any mechanic could build in their own garage. France knew better, and in 1947 organized…
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Art Deco Walking Tour
There are excellent walking tours available for the Art Deco historic district - both guided and self-guided - but if you just want to hit the highlights, you can follow this quick and easy path.
Start at the Art Deco Welcome Center (1; ) at the corner of Ocean Dr and 10th St and step inside for a taste of deco style in its gift shop. Next, head north on Ocean. Between 12th and 14th St, you'll see three classic examples of deco hotels: the Leslie (2), with classic 'eyebrows' and a typically boxy shape; the Carlyle (3), which was featured in the film The Birdcage; and the graceful Cardozo Hotel (4), featuring sleek, rounded edges. At 14th St, peek inside the Winter Haven…
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Wekiwa Springs State Park
The best way to explore this state park is by paddling along the tranquil, still waters of the Wekiva River, one of Florida’s two federally designated ‘Wild and Scenic Rivers’. You can take a two-and-a-half-hour guided tour. Alternatively, canoe or kayak about five hours to Katie’s Landing (canoe 2/3 people $35/40, single/double kayak $30/40, children under six free) and hop a shuttle back (included in the trip price), or rent a boat (canoe $15 per two hours, single/double kayak $15/20 per two hours, two-hour minimum hire, $3 each additional hour) and simply toot around. To really get away from it all, book a campsite through the state park and spend a night or two…
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SeaWorldreg; Orlando Ticket
1 day (Departs Orlando, Florida)
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Spend a day at SeaWorld® Orlando and come face-to-face with the ocean's most fascinating marine animals. With more than 30 family-friendly attractions, shows…Not LP reviewed
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Haunted St Augustine
For a serious – and scientific – exploration of area hauntings, try Haunted St Augustine. After a careful explanation of the various types of spirits, Dr Harry Stafford provides each participant with an electromagnetic field meter to detect spikes in energy (caused by passing spirits...?). Then, for the next two hours, you’ll tour the northern quadrant of town – circling the fort, passing darkened cemeteries, testing for electromagnetic spikes and trying to isolate floating orbs. Throughout the evening, Stafford entertains questions, debunks myths and encourages you to employ your senses and think critically about hauntings. Not designed to frighten – but rather to…
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Cycling
Orlando's lack of rental shops means serious cyclists should consider bringing their own bikes. The City of Orlando has pocket bike maps of the city's most popular neighborhoods available for downloading from their website. Most theme park resorts run their own biking programs, including rentals and acres of trails. One of the prettiest paths is between Disney's Boardwalk and Beach Club resorts, on a tandem, candy-striped bike. Cyclists can also use select trails in Wekiwa Springs State Park.
The following three trails weave through greater Orlando: Cady Way Trail (Herndon Ave; 08:00-20:00 summer, to 18:00 winter), Little Econ Greenway Trail (2451 N Dean Rd;…
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Guided Walks & Fauna Tracks
A 2000-acre woodland and wetland, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve acts as a filter collecting run-off water during heavy rains. Before making its way out to the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve, the water is filtered by the slough, where sediment and pollutants settle or are absorbed by the plants. It's an interesting place to visit during the wet season (June through October), when water up to 3ft deep flows through the area.
The preserve also has an otter pond, a mile-long boardwalk lined with benches, free guided walks (call for times), a picnic area and an amphitheatre used for flora and fauna talks.
From downtown Fort Myers, take Cleveland Ave south to Colonial Blvd…
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Kennedy Space Center Day Trip with Transport from Orlando
11 hours (Departs Orlando, Florida)
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Take a virtual flight to the moon and back at one of Florida's best attractions! On this full-day Kennedy Space Center tour from Orlando, you’ll tour the NASA…Not LP reviewed
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Cycling Trail
Even among all the manmade luxuries and surgical enhancements, there are, believe it or not, some truly natural wonders to be found in Palm Beach. Singer Island, just off the coast of the Island, is among the most peaceful, and is home to the wonderful 2-mile bike trail that runs between John D MacArthur State Park in the north and the free, airy strip known as Ocean Reef County Park in the south.
Pedaling along N Ocean Blvd, you'll be rewarded with sweeping views of the Lake Worth lagoon and Intracoastal Waterway, as well as its many lovely bridges. At MacArthur Park, there's a large and informative nature center, hiking trails and a downright magical, 1600ft elevated…
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Epcot
An acronym for 'Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow,' Epcot was Disney's vision of a high-tech city when it opened in 1982. It's divided into two halves: Future World, with rides and corporate-sponsored interactive exhibits, and World Showcase, providing an interesting toe-dip into the cultures of 11 countries. Epcot is much more soothingly low-key than other parks, and it has some of the best food and shopping. Plus, a few rides are WDW highlights, like Soarin' and Mission: Space. The interactive Turtle Talk with Crush is delightful.
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Oleta River State Park
- Miami, USA
- Activities › Park
Tequesta people were boating the Oleta River estuary as early as 500 BC, so you're just following in a long tradition if you canoe or kayak in this park. At almost 1000 acres, this is the largest urban park in the state and one of the best places in Miami to escape the maddening throng. Boat out to the local mangrove island, watch the eagles fly by, or just chill on the pretension-free beach. On-site Blue Moon Outdoor Center offers single kayaks ($18 per 1½ hours, $25 per three hours), tandem kayaks ($25.50 per 1½ hours, $40 per three hours) and bike rental ($18 per 1½ hours, $25 per three hours). The park is off 163rd St NE/FL-826 in Sunny Isles, about 8 miles north of…
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Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral
Flexible (Departs Orlando, Florida)
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Kennedy Space Center is like an Orlando-style space-travel theme park - only it's real! It's a great day out for the whole family, and only 45 minutes from…Not LP reviewed
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Boyd Hill Nature Park
A low-key, hidden oasis, Boyd Hill has nearly 4 miles of nature trails and boardwalks amid its 245 acres of pine flatwoods and swampy woodlands. Alligators, snowy egrets and bald eagles are among the wildlife you might see. From downtown, follow Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (9th St) south to 50th Ave and follow signs.
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Tallahassee–St Marks Historic Railroad State Trail
The ultimate treat for runners, skaters and cyclists is the Tallahassee–St Marks Historic Railroad State Trail – with 16 miles of smooth trails shooting due south to the gulf port town of St Marks and not a car or traffic light in sight. It’s easy and flat for all riders, sitting on a coastal plain and shaded at many points by canopies of gracious live oaks. Though the rail trail begins 4.5 miles north of the main trailhead, the city section is not so scenic, and it’s best to start at the main trailhead (with parking), 100yd south of the intersection of Capital Circle and Hwy 363. You’ll find plenty of jumping on and off points with water and restrooms.
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Universal Orlando 2-Park Bonus Ticket
14 consecutive days (Departs Orlando, Florida)
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At Universal Orlando® Resort you’ll find two amazing theme parks, non-stop nightlife and more, all in one convenient location. Experience the pulse-pounding…Not LP reviewed
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Biscayne National Park
The park itself offers canoe rentals, transportation to the offshore keys, snorkeling and scuba-diving trips, and glass-bottom boat viewing of the exceptional reefs. All tours require a minimum of six people, so call to make reservations. Three-hour glass-bottom boat trips ($45) depart at 10am and are very popular; if you're lucky you may spot some dolphins or manatees. Canoe rentals cost $12 per hour and kayaks $16; they're rented from 9am to 3pm. Three-hour snorkeling trips ($45) depart at 1:15pm daily; you'll have about 1½ hours in the water. Scuba trips depart at 8:30am Friday to Sunday ($99). You can also arrange a private charter boat tour around the park for $300.
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