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