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Discover The New Tampa Attractions

By Jony Mozen


Visitors to Florida and area residents have endless opportunities for family friendly entertainment. People flock to the Sunshine State to enjoy the pleasant climate that allows for fun in the sun throughout the year. The New Tampa attractions, and others in outlying areas, offer people of all age groups a variety of ways to enjoy their leisure time.

Flatwoods Wilderness Park is the ideal place for outdoor recreation, including cycling, jogging, and in-line skating. Anyone who want to escape the developed areas of the state will find fishing, picnic facilities, trails, and more in this sprawling park. This huge facility in New Tampa encompasses more than 5,400 acres and is a part of the Lower Hillsborough County Wilderness Preserve.

The seven-mile loop road is ideal for joggers, in-line skaters, and bicyclists with several rest areas scattered along the trail offering cool water to quench the thirst. The park provides guests with the equipment they need to cook out in several shelters offering tables and barbecue grills. Public restrooms are available at the entrance located adjacent to Bruce B Downs Blvd and at the Visitor Center, which also offers picnic facilities and refreshing cold beverages. The park is dog friendly and open every day.

Many other attractions near New Tampa offer family friendly fun. Lowry Park Zoo has received national recognition by many parent's magazines as the best zoo in the country for family entertainment. The property sprawls out over 60 acres and is home to more than 1,500 animal species, including koalas, orangutans, penguins, tigers, and manatees. Interactive displays offer guests the chance to feed giraffes, pet stingrays, and get up close and personal with colorful lorikeets.

Lovers of marine life can take a tour of the Florida Aquarium. Entertaining and educational performances star some of this attraction's aquatic inhabitants. Stroll through the Coral Reef Gallery featuring micro habitats found at various depths down to 60 feet. Dive and swimming experiences put guests up close and personal with fish in their natural habitat.

Visitors to Bok Tower Gardens are in for a visual treat. This National Historic Landmark is the site of Pinewood Estate and the 205-foot Singing Tower, which houses a 60-bell carillon. The Mediterranean-style mansion was built during the 1930s and hosts daily tours. Visitors may also enjoy afternoon concerts at the neo-Gothic and art deco tower.

For fun on the water, guests can hardly do better than playing captain at Speed Boat Adventures. Under the watchful eye of a veteran captain, guests have a chance to speed around Tampa Bay on a two-hour tour for a chance to view the city from a different angle while keeping an eye out for sea turtles, manatees, native birds, and dolphins.

There is no shortage of fun things to see and do in central Florida. Tampa offers convenient access to numerous wildlife preserves, amusement parks, and outdoor recreational areas. Visitors and area residents in all age groups can spend any day having fun in the sun.




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