Holidays in Florida

[sylvain3003]

Hi guys,i ll go for 2 weeks in Florida with wife and kids (1 week in Orlando and 1 week "free") in August
Can some of you tell me nice places to see and good things to do for all the family
thanks for the answer

 

[trykael]

Orlando is pretty self-explanatory...there's a whole lot of touristy things to do! You'll have no problem filling a week there

If you're staying on the East coast, hit Cape Kennedy (and in the process Cocoa Beach) during your "free" time. The NASA museum is pretty cool. Cocoa Beach is a blast...it's on Merritt Island...and it has the original Ron Jon's!!

Let's see...there's also St. Augustine about 2 hours from Orlando (also on the East Coast). I LOVE St. Augustine...plenty of family stuff to do in old town, and some great shopping. If you're looking for a quiet, family-friendly beach, hit Flagler Beach. That's right near Palm Coast, and as long as you're not there around 4th of July it's a very family-friendly area. The beach is beautiful, and there aren't the problems you'll find in Daytona, etc.

Hope that helps a little. If you're planning on hitting the West Coast, let me know - I have vacation spots I could talk about there, too ;-)

 

[sylvain3003]

Thanks for the answer trykael it helps me
I think we gonna do the west coast and i m interesting by your vacation spot !lol

 

[Booster37]

I've lived in Orlando for about 11 years, and it's not bad...for a tourist, lol. Of course, some of the locations like trykael said are self-explanatory, and plenty depend on the age of the children.

During the one-week in Orlando, I'd suggest checking out at least one of the amusement parks. I personally prefer Universal over Disney, because It would be much cheaper (2 Park 1 Day ticket $75 each and 2 Park Unlimited Week $80 each online) as opposed to Disney's $71 each for one day ages 10+.

Theme parks aside, there are also a few little places you can go, many of them you can find on International Drive. I'd check out WonderWorks if you can. It has some interesting things in there, and if you are near the downtown area, I'd also take a peek at the Orlando Science Center. Sure, it may sound nerdy, but I loved going there as a kid, because many of the things there are interactive.

I'm sure there's plenty I left out.