SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Pensacola Panama City Tallahassee 10 Jacksonville 75 Gainesville 95 TOP THINGS TO DO 38 MUST-SEE Daytona Beach 20 18 16 15 17 14 12 19 11 13 Crystal River Tampa 4 Orlando Cocoa Beach Clearwater 11 RR 27 Florida’s St. Petersburg Sarasota Sebring Turnpike WEEKI WACHEE SPRINGS STATE PARK Palm Beach Fort Myers ATTRACTIONS AND CAN'T-MISS ACTIVITIES Naples 75 Fort Lauderdale Miami Visit Weeki Wachee Springs, the only city of Live Mermaids, on Florida’s Adventure Coast. Visitors are transported to a magical, underwater world of the spring, with mermaids, manatees, turtles and bubbles. 6131 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL 34606, 352-610-5660 FloridaStateParks.org/WeekiWachee (continued) BITE Key West 15 ALLIGATOR & WILDLIFE DISCOVERY CENTER RR 31 16 JOHN’S PASS VILLAGE & BOARDWALK RR 32 17 RR 33 (BITE) BARRIER ISLAND TRANSPORT ENTERTAINMENT Barrier Island Transport Entertainment, known as BITE Trolley, is truly a unique open-air ride. Sit back, relax & enjoy the experience. BITE Trolley serves Madeira Beach, Treasure Island, St. Pete Beach, Downtown St.Petersburg & Clearwater. Have you ever kissed a gator? Probably not, but you can at the Alligator & Wildlife Discovery Center in Madeira Beach. You can even take a “slothie” with Sid, our Hoffman’s two-toed sloth. You’ll also encounter tortoises, fish, frogs, lizards, pot belly pigs, an array of small mammals and more. A quaint waterfront fishing village with more than 100 merchants offering unique shopping, dining and entertainment for all ages. Play a pirate or walk a plank, kiss a gator or ride a jet ski, all just steps away from the sandy white beach. 12973 Village Blvd, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, 727-329-8751 kissagator.com 12902 Village Blvd, Madeira Beach, FL 33708 johnspassvillage.net 151 107th Ave #7, Treasure Island, FL 33706, 727-623-4637 BITETrolley.com 38 ✹ VISITFLORIDA.com
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