| If you become so bored with Orlando because | | | | absolutely awesome!! |
| there is not enough to do and you just have | | | | |
| to leave town you are in luck. Orlando has | | | | Getting there is easy but you must have a |
| some very popular neighbors that are not very | | | | car. NASA established some beautiful pristine |
| far away and offer some great diversions: | | | | wildlife areas around the Kennedy Space |
| Tampa to the west and Cape Canaveral and the | | | | Center (KSC) that you will see on the way in |
| "Space Coast" to the east. | | | | and out but the major attraction is the Space |
| | | | Center. An extensive renovation project is |
| Tampa is located 84 miles to the west of | | | | underway so check to make sure anything |
| Orlando on I-4. It is the commercial center | | | | special you want to see is open. It is very |
| of Florida's west coast with a major seaport, | | | | easy to spend the whole day there but the |
| high tech manufacturing and one of the | | | | highlights can be done in 2-3 hours with the |
| largest cigar making cities in America. | | | | tour bus. |
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| Major tourist attractions include: "Adventure | | | | The bus makes stops along the way, get out, |
| Island" a 25 acre water theme park second to | | | | linger, see what you want, hop back on to the |
| none in the country; "Busch Gardens" which | | | | next stop. The tour has everything spacey you |
| has some great thrill rides and one of the | | | | can imagine from actual rockets to lunch with |
| best zoos in the country; the Florida | | | | an Astronaut. Check out the International |
| Aquarium one of the best there is anywhere | | | | Space Station Center where engineers are |
| with over 5000 aquatic animals and plants; | | | | working on additions to the space station and |
| and Ybor City. Ybor City is a not to be | | | | the Apollo/Saturn V center with the largest |
| missed glimpse into the heart of the Latin | | | | rocket ever made. |
| district, the very root of much of Florida, | | | | |
| where great food, music, shopping all have | | | | The visitor center has food, souvenirs, an |
| the distinct aroma of a fine hand rolled | | | | IMAX theater, a host of activities for |
| cigar. | | | | children, and of course a wealth of |
| | | | information on space related topics-more than |
| On the east coast 46 miles to the southeast | | | | most people can handle. |
| of Orlando lies the "Space Coast" with Cape | | | | |
| Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. On a | | | | So don't worry if you become bored in the |
| recent trip I asked the concierge if he had | | | | fabulous city of Orlando there's plenty to do |
| one day to do anything he wanted what it | | | | nearby. |
| would be. After a split second he said | | | | |
| Kennedy Space Center. 'Nuf said. It was | | | | For more information check the links below. |