Things to Do Near Orlando With Kids
Orlando is best known for its theme parks, from the Walt Disney World Resort to Legoland Florida. But parents and children can also enjoy a variety of other attractions within a short drive from Orlando. Here are a few to try.
Ride an airboat through the Florida Everglades and watch an alligator handling demonstration.
Participate in a simulated space shuttle launch at the Kennedy Space Center and tour NASA's launch headquarters.
Spend a day at Clearwater Beach and enjoy a dolphin encounter cruise in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tour the Wild Florida Wildlife Park and see as many as 200 different animals, including lemurs, sloths, and zebras.
Kayak along the Indian River and try to spot manatees along the way.
Make your own crayons and channel your creative side at the Crayola Experience.
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Florida Everglades Airboat Tour and Wild Florida Admission with Optional Lunch
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Escape to the wilderness of the Florida Everglades from Orlando on this airboat adventure. This exciting nature tour includes admission to the Wild Florida Airboats and Wildlife Park— with over 200 different animals like lemurs, sloths, zebras, watusi cattle, bobcats and more. Choose from two airboat durations and upgrade to the half-day tour and enjoy a delicious barbeque lunch at the Chomp House Grill, plus an alligator souvenir.
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Kennedy Space Center Ultimate Experience: Dine with an Astronaut and Up-Close Tour with Transport from Orlando
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Witness the epicenter of American space exploration on a trip to the awe‐inspiring Kennedy Space Center from Orlando. While away the hours exploring rocket exhibits such at the massive Saturn V, participating in simulations, taking in stellar IMAX films and more at this world‐class visitor center. Your unlimited access pass includes lunch with a veteran astronaut and is great for the whole family!
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Crayola Experience Orlando Ticket
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Entertain the whole family with colorful creative play at the Crayola Experience in Orlando. Located inside the Florida Mall, the Crayola Experience offers a variety of interactive crayon-based arts activities, including a live manufacturing show and making your own art pieces with crayons.
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H2O Live! Admission Tickets
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Guarantee your admission to the H2O Live! water park by pre-booking online. This park includes over 20 experiences, from pools to thrilling slides. Best of all, you can capture and share your experience across social media platforms thanks to special wristbands that connect to an app.
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Day Trip to Clearwater Beach with Optional Lunch & Transport From Orlando
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So, you’d like a day at the beach? Great idea! This is the perfect offering for a blissful day of sun and sand in the heart of Florida’s gorgeous Gulf Coast. Not for nothing is this area known as ‘America’s beach,’ as it figures in the national ‘Best Beach’ honors every year.
It's been getting the blessing of thousands of visitors every year since the 1950s, and it continues to offer the state’s premier seaside experience, with a seemingly endless expanse of wide, open beachfront to suit every bucket and spade!
Today, Clearwater Beach has developed into a destination for all seasons, loaded with eye appeal. It is a superb family destination in every sense, with lots to see and do as well as just enjoy all those uncrowded acres of welcoming, sugar-white sands.
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WonderWorks Orlando
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Go wild with some mind-boggling fun at WonderWorks Orlando. This admission ticket gives you fast-access to the attraction with your pre-purchased ticket. Revel in a full day of entertainment that brings together the scientific, the mysterious and the kooky. Choose your favorite activities from among 100 exhibitions, including earthquake simulators, a bubble lab, a gyro and more. Upgrade to the VIP Combo which includes the Outta Control Dinner Show..
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Admission Ticket to Museum of Illusions Orlando
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Museum of Illusions is an impressive destination where illusions can be optical, photographic or interactive:
Optical: bewildering images that play tricks on you, confusing your eyes and brain. These visual illusions are just a reminder that our senses are imperfect and our perception of the world is often distorted.
Photographic: illusions that can confuse your mind and create false perception and can be seen only through photos or pictures that visitor can take with his camera.
Interactive: illusions that can have the size of a “room” and can blow your mind. Visitors can enter, be part and interact with the exhibits.
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Crystal River Manatee Swim or Boat Ride from Orlando
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Spend a day with central Florida’s manatees on this guided cruise and wildlife park adventure. Begin with a boat ride on the Crystal River, home of the manatee. Swim and snorkel with these gentle giants, then enjoy the afternoon at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. This is one of the best places in the state to watch manatees, as well as other animals, like bears, panthers and alligators in their natural environment. Breakfast and a picnic lunch, plus an Orlando-area hotel pickup and drop-off included.
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Madame Tussauds Orlando
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See life-size figures of your favorite celebrities at Madame Tussauds Orlando with this pre-purchased admission. Inside the wax museum, you can pose for photos with more than 200 lifelike models of A-list actors, sports stars, political figures, and more. Sit on stage with Oprah, take a seat at Barack Obama's desk, or swing a golf club with Tiger Woods. When booking, you have the option to upgrade to a 2- or 3-attraction pass to visit other Orlando attractions at the same location.
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SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium
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Get a look at the creatures of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans with pre-purchased admission to SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium. You'll be immersed in an underwater world of more than 5,000 fish, marine mammals, and more, from sharks to jellyfish. When booking, you have the option to upgrade to a 2- or 3-attraction pass to visit other Orlando attractions as well.
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LEGOLAND Florida Resort Admission Ticket
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Add some imagination and invention to your Florida vacation on a visit to LEGOLAND® Florida Resort. Breeze past the queue with your pre-purchased entrance ticket to get the fun started right away. The park features live interactive shows, wild rides, amazing characters, and lots of opportunities to build, climb, and play. Good times for the whole family!
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Wild Florida Drive-Thru Safari Park Admission
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Buckle up for your wildest car ride yet! Travel down gravel paths within our Drive-thru Safari Park and discover more than 100 native and exotic animals roaming freely. During your journey, you’ll have the opportunity to observe a variety of animals often only found around the world. Enjoy identifying species from as far away as the African savanna to others from the deciduous forests of North America, all from the comfort of your own car.
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Andretti Indoor Karting & Games in Orlando
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Zip around the track like a race car driver at Andretti Indoor Karting & Games in Orlando. The indoor facility features thrilling attractions including high-speed electric karts on the world’s longest indoor multi-level track, arcade games, a ropes course and zip line, virtual reality racing simulators, a laser tag arena, bowling lanes, and more.
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