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Family Travel FAQ
While every family has different needs, there are common threads. Read these frequently asked questions to find tips to make your upcoming travels easier.
Tags: family,  theme_parks,  
Family Vacations with Old-Fashioned Fun
The shrimp boats pulled right up to the restaurant so we knew the food would be fresh. What we tasted was sweeter shrimp than any we had ever eaten.
Tags: Amelia_Island,  family,  resorts,  outdoors_and_nature,  equestrian,  Fernandina_Beach,  
Happy Campers: Florida Summer Kids' Camps
The kids may learn how to walk a tightrope, swim with dolphins or launch a space mission. But surely after a summer in Florida, they’ll impress their teachers with the fall assignment on “How I Spent My Summer Vacation.”
Tags: family,  Kennedy_Space_Center,  Titusville,  Panama_City_Beach,  outdoors_and_nature,  Tampa,  St_Augustine,  Miami,  aquariums,  resorts,  Naples,  Amelia_Island,  sports,  Orlando,  
Run Away to the Circus in Sarasota
Whether you plan a visit around the Circus Sarasota schedule, try your own skills as a trapeze artist or visit the Circus Museums, you’ll be happy you didn’t just spend the day at the beach.
Tags: family,  Sarasota,  theater,  museums,  
There's No Place Like Home
It has always been a dream of mine to swim with dolphins, so we packed up and headed south to the Miami Seaquarium, which offers dolphin swim programs at its newly renovated, $5-million Dolphin Harbor.
Tags: family,  aquariums,  St_Petersburg,  wildlife,  sealife,  outdoors_and_nature,  Tampa,  Clearwater,  Miami,  
Lions and Lessons: Teaching Kids About Wildlife Conservation
All in one place, we saw tigers, ocelots, Geoffrey cats, jungle cats, bobcats, cougars, lynx, servals, carcals and lions. Each cat has his or her own story.
Tags: wildlife,  family,  Tampa,  outdoors_and_nature,  zoos,  tours,  
Destination Miami - With Kids
When we “checked out” the 1,200-square-foot indoor facility, we found the camp equipped with enough counselors, video games, craft supplies, fishing rods and basketballs to make any kid happy.
Tags: family,  Miami,  resorts,  shopping,  aquariums,  
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