When I began the blog I wasn't aware of all the cool things that Florida had to offer so I started doing some research and I was blown away. I made a list of all the things that I would eventually like to do with the family and add to the other section of the blog. I was going to keep this to myself and only add the items once we had done them, but I didn't want to be selfish and figured that you may want to skip ahead and do some of these things with your family before I was able to with my own.
Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - Key Largo, FL - http://www.pennekamppark.com/
Jungle Island - Miami, FL - http://www.jungleisland.com/
Miami Seaquarium - Miami, FL - http://www.miamiseaquarium.com/
Monkey Jungle - Miami, Fl - http://www.monkeyjungle.com/
Venetian Pools - Coral Gables, FL - http://www.coralgablesvenetianpool.com/index.html
Town of Murals – Lake Placid, FL - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/335989/lake_placid_floridas_town_of_murals.html?cat=16
Miami Metrozoo – Miami, FL - http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/visit-the-zoo.asp
Everglades National Park - http://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary – Naples, FL - http://www.corkscrew.audubon.org/
Dry Tortugas – Key West, FL - http://www.nps.gov/drto/index.htm
Miami Museum of Science – Miami, FL - http://www.miamisci.org/
Miami Children’s Museum – Miami, FL - http://www.miamichildrensmuseum.org/
Coral Castle Museum – Homestead, FL - http://coralcastle.com/
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens – Miami, FL - http://www.miamidade.gov/vizcaya/
Everglades Alligator Farm – Florida City, FL - http://www.everglades.com/
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens – Delray Beach, FL - http://www.morikami.org/
Key West Aquarium – Key West, FL - http://www.keywestaquarium.com/
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden – Miami, FL - http://www.fairchildgarden.org/
Historical Museum of Southern Florida – Miami, FL - http://www.hmsf.org/
Norton Museum of Art – West Palm Beach, FL - http://www.norton.org/
MacArthur Beach State Park - Palm Beach, FL - http://macarthurbeach.org/
Bathtub Beach - Stuart, FL - http://blog.placesaroundflorida.com/index.php/2007/08/28/bathtub-reef-in-stuart-one-of-floridas-best-beaches/
Lion Country Safari - Loxahatchee, FL - http://www.lioncountrysafari.com/
Blowing Rocks Preserve – Jupiter Island, FL - http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/florida/preserves/art5522.html
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge – Hobe Sound, FL - http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41561
Jonathan Dickinson State Park – Hobe Sound, FL - http://www.floridastateparks.org/jonathandickinson/
Palm Beach Zoo – West Palm Beach, FL - http://www.palmbeachzoo.org/
Loxahatchee River Center – Jupiter, FL - http://www.loxahatcheeriver.org/environmental_center.php
Mounts Botanical Garden – West Palm Beach - http://www.mounts.org/home.asp
Ernest Hemingway House – Key West, FL - http://www.hemingwayhome.com/HTML/main_menu.html
Bahia Honda State Park – Big Pine Key, FL - http://www.bahiahondapark.com/
Audubon House & Gardens – Key West, FL - http://www.audubonhouse.com/
Key West Lighthouse – Key West, FL - http://www.kwahs.com/lighthouse.htm
Pigeon Key Foundation – Marathon Island, FL - http://www.pigeonkey.net/home.html
Butterfly Estates – Fort Myers, FL - http://thebutterflyestates.com/public/welcome.asp
Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium – Fort Myers, FL - http://www.calusanature.com/
Imaginarium Hands on Museum and Aquarium – Fort Myers, FL - http://www.imaginariumfortmyers.com/
Ostego Bay Marine Science Center – Fort Myers Beach, FL - http://www.ostegobay.org/
Sanibel Lighthouse & Beach – Sanibel Island, FL - http://www.sanibeltrails.com/sanibel-lighthouse.aspx
Sun Splash Family Water park – Cape Coral, FL - http://www.capecoral.net/SunSplash/Home/tabid/979/Default.aspx
Tarpon Bay Explorers – Sanibel Island, FL - http://www.tarponbayexplorers.com/
Barefoot Beach – Bonita Springs, FL - http://www.colliergov.net/Index.aspx?page=455
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens – Naples, FL - http://www.caribbeangardens.com/
Collier-Seminole State Park – Naples, FL - http://www.floridastateparks.org/collierseminole/default.cfm
Naples Botanical Garden – Naples, FL - http://www.naplesgarden.org/
Fruit & Spice Park – Homestead, FL - http://fruitandspicepark.org/friends/
Boca Chita Key & Lighthouse – Homestead, FL - http://www.key-biscayne.com/kb/keys/bocachita/index.html
Biscayne National Park – Homestead, FL - http://www.nps.gov/bisc/index.htm
Lowe Art Museum – Coral Gables, FL - http://www6.miami.edu/lowe/
Alhambra Water Tower – Coral Gables, FL - http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3ZR0
Seminole Tribe of Florida Museum – Hollywood, FL - http://www.ahtahthiki.com/
Anne Kolb Nature Center – Hollywood, FL - http://www.visithollywoodfl.org/anne_kolb.aspx
Jungle Queen Riverboat – Fort Lauderdale, FL - http://www.junglequeen.com/
Buehler Planetarium & Observatory – Davie, FL - http://www.iloveplanets.com/
Flamingo Gardens – Davie, FL - http://www.flamingogardens.org/
Museum of Art – Fort Lauderdale, FL - http://moaflnsu.org/
Museum of Discovery & Science – Fort Lauderdale, FL - http://www.mods.org/home.htm
Stranahan House – Fort Lauderdale, FL - http://stranahanhouse.org/
Topeekeegee Yugnee Park – Hollywood, FL - http://www.broward.org/Parks/TopeekeegeeYugneePark/Pages/Default.aspx
Water Taxi – Fort Lauderdale, FL - http://www.watertaxi.com/
Fern Forest Nature Park – Coconut Creek, FL - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2818874-fern_forest_nature_park_fort_lauderdale-i
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center – Boca Raton, FL - http://gumbolimbo.org/
Boca Raton Children’s Museum – Boca Raton, FL - http://www.cmboca.org/
Boca Raton Museum of Art – Boca Raton, FL - http://www.bocamuseum.org/
Coconut Cove Water Park – Boca Raton, FL - http://www.pbcgov.com/parks/aquatics/waterparks/coconutcove/
Sports Immortals Museum – Boca Raton, FL - http://www.sportsimmortals.com/
Daggerwing Nature Center – Boca Raton, FL - http://www.pbcgov.com/parks/nature/daggerwing_nature_center/
Wakodahatchee Wetlands – Delray Beach, FL - http://www.pbcgov.com/waterutilities/wakodahatchee/
McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary – West Palm Beach, FL - http://www.mccarthyswildlife.com/
Peanut Island – West Palm Beach, FL - http://www.pbcgov.com/parks/peanutisland/
Rapids Water Park – West Palm Beach, FL - http://www.rapidswaterpark.com/
Okleeheelee Nature Center – West Palm Beach, FL - http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/parks/nature/okeeheelee_nature_center/
South Florida Science Museum – West Palm Beach, FL - http://www.sfsm.org/planetarium
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum – Jupiter, FL - http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=363
I really enjoy doing things with my family on the weekends. When we first moved down here and I looked up "things to do in Orlando" in google I always got the same results - Disney, Universal, Gatorland, Sea World. There is so much more to do and see in Florida that is "Unknown" to those who visit and to even those that live here. I wanted to help others find things to do with their families so that they can create memories that they could look back on for years to come.