The Other Florida Tourist Attractions Trivia Game | Geography

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1. Our family decides to take a road trip though the state of Florida. We are determined to avoid the attractions in Orlando, since we were there last year. We want to see the OTHER Florida. Our first stop has us visiting a place that can be described as Florida's oldest city, more exactly the oldest city in the whole U.S.A. Where are we?

Answer: St. Augustine

St. Augustine was founded in 1565. In October 1672 construction began on the Castillo de San Marcos, which is one of the many tourist attractions of this, the oldest city in the U.S.A. Some other attractions are: Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum, an alligator farm, The City Gates, The Bridge of Lions, The Fountain of Youth, Colonial Spanish Quarter Living History Museum, many shops and much much more.

2. After our first stop we drive south until we reach a city that's famous for its drive-on beach. Where are we?

Answer: Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach is where you will find this world famous drive-on beach. It is one of the few places in the world where a family car can be driven on an ocean beach. Most other driving beaches require 4-wheel drive or other special equipment. You can also see the Daytona International Speedway where the Daytona 500 is held. Beach racing began in 1902, and in 1936 the first stock car race was held on Daytona Beach.

The Daytona International Speedway was built in 1959 taking auto racing off this famous beach.

3. We continue our auto trip as we drive even further south to Merritt Island. You could say we'll be flying high, very very high, when we visit this Florida tourist destination. Where are we headed?

Answer: Kennedy Space Center

As we drive east, we across the NASA Parkway to Merritt Island where The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is located. The visitor complex houses a number of museums, two IMAX theaters, and various bus tours that allow visitors a closer look at some restricted areas. Included in the base admission is tour-bus transportation into the restricted area to an observation gantry on the grounds of Launch complex 39, and to the Apollo-Saturn V Center. Also included are the Astronaut Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Memorial. There is way too much to list it all here.

4. After an exhilarating and exhausting day, we decide we need to go some place more sedate, so we head west then north. Our next destination is near the city of Ocala, and was the setting for a 1954 classic horror movie.

Answer: Silver Springs

Here, in Silver Springs you find the world's largest artesian spring formations connected by the Silver River. There are three different river cruises, most popular of which is their famous glass bottom boat cruise. They have wildlife exhibits and a variety of rides and shows. According to their web site, some of the old 'Sea Hunt' episodes and six Tarzan movies were filmed here, as well as cult classic horror movie, 'Creature From the Black Lagoon'

5. We liked our day at the last vacation destination so much that we decided to stick with that theme, so we head west to Homosassa Springs State Park. What endangered aquatic mammals will we be able to view at this state park?

Answer: manatees

This is one of the best places in the state to view the endangered West Indian manatee. These gentle creatures, sometimes called sea cows, were mistaken by early sailors for mermaids. This park is the infirmary for injured female manatees, and is the permanent home for nine of these gentle giants. Here, they can be observed both above and below water. Sometimes, while in the underwater observation point called The Fish Bowl it feels as if the manatees are watching us. There is also a zoo of native Florida animals and one hippo.

6. The people who were standing next to us in the Fish Bowl told us about an interesting tourist attraction not too far to the south. They said that if we wanted to see mermaids, this was the place to go. So we are headed south on US 19 to our next stop. Where were we headed?

Answer: Weeki Wachee Springs

Weeki Wachee Springs and Buccaneer Bay, near Spring Hill is the home of these world famous mermaid shows. The park was opened in the autumn of 1947. In its hey day in the 1960s, the park saw 500,000 visitors a year. The most famous visitor was Elvis Presley who visited on July 30, 1961 while on a shooting break from the movie 'Follow That Dream'. One admission price gives you access to their river cruise, the mermaid shows and the water park, Buccaneer Bay.

The following were all shot, at least in part, at the springs: 'Full Grown Men', 'I'd do Anything', 'Kids Can Cook Too', 'Real Premonition', 'The Spot', 'The Average Angler', 'Mystery Hunters', 'The Paul O'Grady Show', 'Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End' and 'The Simple Life 2'.

7. Since we are in the general area we decide to travel to a site near Winter Haven. We go south and a bit east of Tampa to witness some beautiful gardens, some roller coasters and a water skiing show. Where are we headed next?

Answer: Legoland

Cypress Gardens opened in 1936 as a botanical garden. After a couple of ownership changes it is now owned by Lego, and Legoland Florida opened in October, 2011. Thirty acres of garden is still there, along with rides, water skiing shows and other entertainment aimed at 2-12 year olds.

8. We are getting a bit tired of driving, so we head south of Tampa Bay to two of the more popular of Florida's gulf coast islands, both very close together and near Fort Myers. This particular destination is famous for having an abundance of sea shells. Here we will be able to just veg out on the beach, collect sea shells and watch the wildlife. Where will we spend the next five days?

Answer: Sanibel and Captiva

Sanibel and Captiva Islands are barrier islands on the west coast of Florida, near Fort Myers. Sanibel and Captiva are famous for their beautiful beaches, abundance of sea shells and wildlife. Some of the shells that are commonly found on Sanibel's and Captiva's beaches are: coquinas, scallops, whelks, sand dollars, and other deeper-water shells.

Some of the wildlife that we expect to see are: pelicans, herons, egrets, anhingas, terns, sandpipers, seagulls, American alligators, one rare American crocodile.

9. After our relaxing five day stay at our last destination we decide we want to see a lot more of Florida's wild life, so we head down I-75 and east across Alligator Alley into the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. We are headed to a national park, but which one?

Answer: Everglades National Park

Located west of Homestead, the Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. With about 2.3 million acres (930,780.7 hectares) you can find walking, hiking, biking and canoeing trails which allow you to observe alligators, American crocodiles, Florida panthers, West Indian manatees and countless bird species. Nearby you can find air boat rides, swamp safaris, botanical parks and history museums.

10. Since we have explored this much of Florida, we decided to drive to the southernmost point in the continental United States. We argued about where this is. My brother said it was on Key Largo. Is that correct?

Answer: No

Key West is the southernmost city in the Continental United States and the southern ending point for US Route 1, State Route A1A. There is a marker stating it is only 90 miles to Cuba. There is so much to do and see in Key West it would be way too much to put in this small space. WARNING, don't go during Fantasy Fest in late October unless you really want to party.

Source: Author classictvnut

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The Other Florida Tourist Attractions Quiz

When people think of a Florida vacation they think of Disney World, et al in Orlando. Well, there were tourist destinations here before 1971 and some still exists. Here's a quiz about some of our OTHER tourist attractions.

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