Tampa Things to do

With two action-packed theme parks, and a 30-acre dining, shopping and entertainment complex, Universal Orlando® Resort offers a universe of adventure themed around some of the most popular TV shows, movies and comic books to date. Guests can go beyond the screen with rides, attractions and interactive shows that include character favorites like Harry Potter, Shrek, Spider-Man and many more. Details

Featuring thrilling rides, upbeat shows, interactive exhibits and more, SeaWorld® Orlando offers the perfect destination to experience exciting aquatic adventures in Orlando, Florida. Guests can choose from exclusive guided tours, one-on-one dolphin encounters, exhilarating roller coaster rides, mesmerizing aquarium explorations and many other attractions, ideal for many ages. Details

The NASA facility supporting Launch Complex 39, the John F. Kennedy Space Center is the largest operational launch to date. Its visitor complex offers exhibits, displays, attractions and artifacts from past spaceflights, as well as information about the future of human and robotic missions. Visitors can witness a rocket launch in person, meet a veteran astronaut, and watch a 3-D IMAX® space film. Details

Home to more than 12,000 animals, this world-class theme park is one of the largest zoos in North America. Busch Gardens® Tampa is one of Florida’s leaders in thrill rides and family entertainment, offering state-of-the-art shows, animal habitats, bird gardens, water rides, zookeeper-for-a-day experiences, behind-the-scenes tours, safari-themed dining and shopping, and more. Details

Featuring four exciting theme parks, two water parks, an entertainment complex and much more in Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World® Resort is a world-renowned attraction themed around classic Disney fairytales and newly popular Disney stories. The resort is home to Cinderella’s Castle in Magic Kingdom® Park—the Most Magical Place on Earth—and is ideal for guests of all ages and group sizes. Details

This 150-acre family theme park, designed for families with children ages 2–12, offers more than 50 kid-friendly rides, shows and attractions themed around the legendary toy building brick—the LEGO®. LEGOLAND® Florida Resort also features an adjacent water park, themed dining, shopping, botanical gardens, and The LEGO® World of Chima with an interactive water ride, 4-D movie experience and more. Details

A 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve, Gatorland is an affordable family attraction that lets guests see thousands of real alligators and crocodiles—including four very rare leucistic (white) alligators up close. The park also features a free-flight aviary, a petting zoo, a zipline ride, rookie gator wrestling, “trainer for a day” gator training lessons, live shows and more. Details

Spend your day getting up close with your favorite marine life animals. Families can swim with bottlenose dolphins, feed tropical birds, play alongside a family of otters, and so much more. Don’t forget to spend some time relaxing on Wind-Away River. Seaventure, Discovery Cove’s innovative new attraction should not be missed — it’s fun for the entire family! Details

One of Orlando’s top-rated attractions, WonderWorks in Orlando, Florida, features thrills and excitement for all ages. Visitors will find action-packed entertainment, including a glow-in-the-dark indoor ropes course, an exciting backlit laser-tag arena, a 4-D XD motion theater, plus six incredible wonder zones that feature a variety of interactive exhibits and activities. Details

This highly entertaining dinner show in Kissimmee offers a fun experience for guests of all ages. Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament features an 11th-century-style castle, a royal court, jousting with costumed knights, exceptional horsemanship and falconry and special effects. Guests can also enjoy full bar service before and after the show and a utensil-free four-course feast fit for any palate. Details

Located on iconic International Drive, Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows features three intimate theaters showcasing a variety of interactive two and a half-hour comedy mystery shows. Guests of all ages can enjoy taking on the role of detective while solving a mysterious crime filled with outrageous characters, hidden clues, a delicious meal and lots of side-splitting laughter. Details

Race around the two-level track at high-speed or put your skills to the test in the high-tech arcade at Andretti Indoor Karting in Orlando, Florida. As the area’s premier entertainment destination, Andretti Indoor Karting offers exhilarating fun for everyone. Plus, with a ropes course, VR racing simulators, a laser tag arena, bowling, and a motion theater, you’re all set for a day full of thrills in Orlando. Details

This convenient combo deal lets guests enjoy all-day admission to the iconic Gatorland attraction plus access to the on-site Screamin’ Gator Zip Line—an all-new attraction towering at 65 feet in the air. Guests can take part in a two-hour zip line experience that begins with a safety and orientation session and ends with soaring over the park’s dozens of massive gators and crocodiles. Details

From high-speed water slides and exhilarating wave pools to tranquil beaches, Aquatica, voted USA’s #1 waterpark, delights all ages. Featuring 43 slides, rivers and lagoons and 84,000 square feet of sparkling white, sandy beaches, Aquatica offers exclusive attractions that promise unlimited fun and amazing undersea adventures. New in 2019 is KareKare Curl™. Details

One of the top-rated aquariums in the U.S., The Florida Aquarium offers exciting exhibits, water adventure zones, live shows and more for guests of all ages. The aquarium features interactive programs like Swim with the Fishes; behind-the-scenes experiences like Penguins: Backstage Pass; and exploratory journeys like Journey to Madagascar, featuring ring-tailed lemurs and colorful chameleons. Details

ZooTampa at Lowry Park is home to more than 1,300 animals and famous for having one of the most beautiful, tropical zoological settings in the world. The Zoo brings together animals and visitors to create unforgettable, natural connections. Get closer to wildlife than ever before by touching a giant tortoise, feeding a giraffe, getting nose-to-horn with an Indian rhino, hand-to-fin with slippery stingrays and more! Families can also splash in water play areas, feel thrills on rides and take in educational shows. Details

Central Florida’s only attraction dedicated solely to prehistoric giants, Dinosaur World Florida offers 20 acres of land for guests of all ages to explore. The iconic family attraction features more than 200 life-size dinosaurs, ancient artifact exhibits, children’s fossil digs, a 5,000 square-foot learning facility, paleontologist question-and-answer sessions, and more. Details

Voted “Best Course in Florida” by Orlando Magazine, Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf offers cleverly designed hole designs, lush landscaping and fun pirate theming. Guests can admire the many 18th-century buccaneer-inspired additions throughout the attraction, including pirate dungeons, cascading waterfalls, sunken pirate ships, shooting cannons, old rafts, skeleton bones, and more. Details

This exciting natural attraction with two locations in Kissimmee, Florida, offers incredible up-close views of some of Florida’s most breathtaking animals and scenery any time of year. Guests can enjoy gliding across the water at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour on the One-Hour or 1/2-Hour Scenic Nature Tours, the One-Hour Night Expedition Tour, and more. Details

Located on International Drive in bustling Orlando, Florida, SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium offers a variety of exhibits the whole family can enjoy together. The aquarium features more than 5,000 sea creatures, a 360-degree ocean tunnel, an interactive rockpool experience and a children’s play area. Guests can see giant Pacific octopus, seahorses, blacktip reef sharks and more. Details

Busch Gardens® Tampa’s thrilling water park features a range of rides and attractions for the whole family. With high-speed corkscrew slides, a giant wave pool, cascading waterfalls, a lazy river, and much more, this exciting water park makes fun in the Florida sun easy to enjoy. Guests can also dine and shop at the many themed restaurants and stores, or relax in style beneath a rented cabana. Details

See Orlando, Florida like never before on the tallest observation wheel in North America at The Wheel. Hop on and enjoy unparalleled views, 400 feet in the sky, as you point out your favorite Orlando theme parks, attractions, and destinations. The 15-person, air-conditioned capsules guarantee a great time for all ages. Ride The Wheel at night for color changing lights and fun! Details

Located in bustling Orlando, Florida, Madame Tussauds Orlando offers a unique experience featuring a wide assortment of detailed and realistic wax figures of A-list celebrities from film, TV and pop culture. Guests can interact and take photos with wax replicas of stars, including Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Albert Einstein, Barack Obama, and more. Details

With more than 230 acres of off-road tracks and trails to ride on in the Florida countryside, Revolution Off Road’s ATV Experience lets guests enjoy a unique 75-minute driving experience on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV)—a four-wheeled, single-seat vehicle. Guests of all experience levels are welcome, as all safety equipment and instructions are included. Details

Orlando’s exciting airboat and wildlife park experience, Wild Florida Airboats offers scenic tours during the day, breathtaking tours at sunset and exciting tours at night. Guests of all ages can enjoy guided tours through the protected swamps and rivers in the 100,000 acres of beautiful Central Florida wetlands to find alligators, birds, eagles, tropical plants and more. Details

This adventure-filled nature park and zoo located in Christmas, Florida, offers a variety of attractions and experiences ideal for the whole family, plus a natural habitat for animals like black bears, panthers, tropical birds and more. Guests can learn how some of Florida’s first residents lived centuries ago, enjoy a hands-on experience with a baby alligator, watch a gator feeding, and more. Details

Clearwater Marine Aquarium received the Tampa Bay Times’ Best of the Best People’s Choice Silver Award for Best Local Tourist Attraction in 2020! Home to “Dolphin Tale” movie star, Winter—a rescued dolphin that uses a prosthetic tail, Clearwater Marine Aquarium is the perfect family-friendly attraction to visit in sunny Clearwater, Florida. The marine life rescue center is dedicated to the rescue, rehab and release of dolphins, sea turtles, river otters and more. Guests will be inspired and educated by their work through up-close and interactive educational and fun activities and presentations. Details

Explore Orlando the way YOU want to with the Orlando Explorer Pass. Choose either 3 or 5 attractions to visit from a total of 15 options. From Madame Tussauds to WonderWorks, Ripley’s Believe It or Not to the Orlando Eye, you’ll have so much to choose from! Each pass is valid for 30 days and includes a free 3-day I-Ride Trolley ticket. Details

Presented at the Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida, Crayola Experience Orlando offers a fun family attraction that’s ideally located among top Central Florida attractions and lodging options. The experience is designed for guests to enjoy a full day of hands-on interaction with over 27 exciting attractions, including Melt & Mold, Drip Art, Wrap It Up!, Toddler Town, Crayon Factory and more. Details

Home to the largest and second-tallest SkyCoaster in the world, Fun Spot America in Orlando features a variety of thrilling attraction and family-friendly rides everyone can enjoy. This exciting amusement park offers a 10,000-square-foot arcade with ticket prizes, multi-leveled go-karts, roller coasters, bumper cars, a swinging mechanical-arm ride, a 40-foot slide and much more. Details

Looking to save money during your Orlando vacation? The Go Orlando® Multi-Attraction Pass is exactly what you need. Save up to 55% on top attractions and activities while skipping the ticket line. Choose from over 25 Orlando attractions, including LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, Kennedy Space Center, Gatorland, the Florida Aquarium, WonderWorks, and more. Details

Revolution Off-Road Mucky Duck offers a one-of-a-kind experience for up to four people to ride in an amphibious six- to eight-wheel vehicle through the wetlands of Clermont. The experience offers a guided tour that includes two occasions of driving through the river, safety equipment and instructions, as well as plenty of mud and dirt to take back home. Details

A thrilling attraction featured at Revolution Off Road, Target Archery is one of two main courses created on the 220-acre site. The course provides three certified instructors to assist with multiple levels of coaching on how to use each of the Genesis compound bows (left- and right-handed bows available), arrows and arm guards. Sessions last for 90 minutes and are ideal for ages seven and older. Details

Tampa Bay Aviation offers a variety of tours with breathtaking views of Clearwater! Choose from 5 different flight packages to see a beautiful panorama of Clearwater Beach, Pier 60, Sand Key, the Dunedin Causeway, Tarpon Springs, and so much more! These scenic tours are an ideal way to make your beach vacation even better. Details

Sawgrass Recreation Park’s exciting Everglades tours in Weston, Florida offer the perfect family outing to experience while visiting Miami. Guests can choose from daytime, nighttime and special adventures to discover a variety of local wildlife, including alligators, Florida panthers, and more. Animal exhibit areas are also available for visiting, featuring more than 100 rescued creatures. Details

Offering a unique guided and narrated tour of the St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay areas, the Speed Boat Adventure Tour lets guests be the captains of their very own speed boats, allowing them to navigate themselves under the guidance of professionally trained guides. The tours include hilarious educational narration, as well as up-close views of dolphins, manatees, sea birds and more. Details

This popular Orlando attraction is a true tribute to the world-renowned Titanic, featuring a full tour with realistic recreations of the ship’s most iconic features and spaces, such as the Grand Staircase, a First-Class Parlor Suite, the Verdana Cafe, and the Promenade Deck. Visitors can even see a real iceberg up close, as well as take on roles of actual passengers on the ship during the tour. Details