Wild Florida

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Wild Florida sits at the Headwaters of the Everglades, where airboats skim protected marsh and captains know exactly where the gators bask. Guests come back raving about alligators seen up close, babies included, and the gator feeding demonstrations back on land. A drive-thru safari, a capybara encounter and a chance to hold a baby alligator round out a hands-on day that feels like the middle of nowhere.

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Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures

Attractions · Kissimmee · $$

From Southport Road, airboats skim East Lake Tohopekaliga into marsh grass where captains spot gators, turtles and wading birds.

2001 E Southport Rd, Kissimmee, FL 34746

Gatorland

Attractions · South Orlando · $$

Old Florida, unpolished and proud: gators launch for chicken at the Gator Jumparoo Show while handlers work the sand nearby.

14501 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32837

Black Hammock Restaurant

Restaurants · Oviedo · $$

An Old Florida fish camp on Lake Jesup, where the menu leans into the setting: gator bites, fried gator tail, catfish nuggets, a gator burger.

2316 Black Hammock Fish Camp Rd, Oviedo, FL 32765

Dezerland Park Orlando

Attractions · International Drive · $$

Guests keep landing on the same word for this International Drive indoor complex: huge.

5250 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

Evermore Orlando Resort

Hotels · Disney Area · $$$

The centerpiece is Evermore Bay, a crystal lagoon with its own beach that leaves guests saying the resort feels like it is out of the country.

1590 Evermore Way, Orlando, FL 32836

Blue Spring Manatee Kayak Tours

Attractions · Orange City · $$

At Blue Spring State Park, guided kayaks slip into clear, 72-degree spring water where manatees roll and graze beneath the boat.

Blue Spring State Park, 2100 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763

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Legoland Florida

Attractions · Attraction · $$$

On the old Cypress Gardens grounds in Winter Haven, this is the hands-on park for kids who build, relaxed next to the mega parks.

1 Legoland Way, Winter Haven, FL 33884

Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida

Attractions · Attraction · $$$

Next to LEGOLAND in Winter Haven, this toddler-scaled first theme park stays gentle, colorful and relaxed for little kids.

1 Legoland Way, Winter Haven, FL 33884

LEGO Galaxy + Galacticoaster

Attractions · $$$

At LEGOLAND Florida, young riders head into a brick-built space adventure on Galacticoaster, an indoor launch coaster gentle enough for a first.

LEGOLAND Florida Resort, 1 Legoland Way, Winter Haven, FL 33884

SEA LIFE Florida

Attractions · $$$

Inside LEGOLAND Florida, tanks are built like theme park sets, a theme park under the sea where habitats riff on rides and coasters.

LEGOLAND Florida Resort, 1 Legoland Way, Winter Haven, FL 33884

Revolution Adventures

Attractions · $$$

In Clermont, trade park lines for mud: guided ATV rides, side-by-side buggies and the Mucky Duck, which splashes from trail into water.

4000 FL-33, Clermont, FL 34714

Merritt Island Bioluminescence Kayak Tours

Attractions · $$

On dark lagoon water around Merritt Island, dinoflagellates flare electric blue with every paddle stroke through a clear kayak.

951 Kiwanis Island Park Rd, Merritt Island, FL 32952